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Dracut vs Millis vs Tyngsborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dracut has the most affordable homes ($474k median).
Millis has the highest household income ($156k).
Tyngsborough has the shortest commute (24 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 | Tyngsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574Highest |
8,888Lowest |
12,550 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2 4% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
| Millis and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Tyngsborough and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Dracut 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% |
51.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Tyngsborough and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,036±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$129,348±$18k 24% above MA |
| Millis and Tyngsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,900±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$552,500±$34k about the MA average |
| Millis and Tyngsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,839±$130 4% above MA |
$1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
$1,986±$404Highest 13% above MA |
| Tyngsborough and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375Lowest 10% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$7,426 24% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
72.2%±22.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Tyngsborough and Dracut 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% |
6.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 4% above MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
18.6%±5.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Tyngsborough and Millis 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 | #174 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dracut | Millis | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | Millis High School | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
10.7Lowest |
11.2 |
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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.