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Dracut vs Newfields vs Billerica
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dracut has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.7%).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Billerica has the most renters (20.6% rent).
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 | Newfields | Billerica |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574 |
2,023Lowest |
42,003Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
43.3±1.6 11% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
18%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dracut and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dracut and Billerica 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Billerica 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 41% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$148,200±$8k 84% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,900±$17kLowest 42% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$612,000±$13k 84% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,839±$130Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$1,875±$323 33% above U.S. |
$2,282±$173Highest 62% above U.S. |
| Billerica and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375Lowest 72% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,358 104% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.3%±8.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dracut and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 15% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.5%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Billerica 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 | — | #146 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dracut | Newfields School District | Billerica · Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | None in town | Billerica Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Lowest |
— | 14.1Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.