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Dracut vs Plainfield vs Windham vs Tyngsborough
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 the most renters (20.2% rent).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($318k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Tyngsborough has the most expensive homes ($553k median).
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 | Plainfield | Windham | Tyngsborough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 32,574Highest |
1,314 |
594Lowest |
12,550 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +9.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2 7% above U.S. |
48.1±5.5Highest 24% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4 14% above U.S. |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Plainfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9 U.S.: 22% |
23.6%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham and Plainfield 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% |
48.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
51.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$10k 41% above U.S. |
$69,250±$31kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$94,500±$12k 17% above U.S. |
$129,348±$18kHighest 60% above U.S. |
| Tyngsborough and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,900±$17k 42% above U.S. |
$318,400±$34kLowest 4% below U.S. |
$353,900±$20k 6% above U.S. |
$552,500±$34kHighest 66% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,839±$130 30% above U.S. |
$1,153±$103Lowest 18% below U.S. |
— | $1,986±$404Highest 41% above U.S. |
| Tyngsborough and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375 72% above U.S. |
$4,806Lowest 54% above U.S. |
$5,951 91% above U.S. |
$7,426Highest 138% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
73.2%±53.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
72.2%±22.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield and Tyngsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 15% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Tyngsborough 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 | — | — | #174 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dracut | — | — | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | — | — | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
— | — | 11.2Lowest |
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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.