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Dracut vs Millis vs Dartmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dracut has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.7%).
Millis has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Dartmouth has the shortest commute (27 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Dracut | Millis | Dartmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574 |
8,888Lowest |
33,328Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2Lowest 4% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
42.5±2 6% above MA |
| Millis and Dartmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
14.6%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Dracut and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
21%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Dartmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
14.3%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,036±$10k 10% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$99,839±$8kLowest 4% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,900±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$496,500±$20k 12% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,839±$130Highest 4% above MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$1,462±$159Lowest 17% below MA |
| Dracut and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375 10% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$4,263Lowest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
54%±9.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Dracut and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
76%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 4% above MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Millis and Dartmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #201 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #115 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dracut | Millis | Dartmouth |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | Millis High School | Dartmouth High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
10.7Lowest |
11.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.