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Dracut vs Randolph Town vs Upton
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 shortest commute (30 min average).
Randolph Town has the most renters (28.7% rent).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Randolph Town | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574 |
34,878Highest |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
— | +6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2 4% above MA |
41.3±1.8Lowest 3% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
| Upton 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% |
17.3%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Dracut 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% |
18.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,036±$10k 10% above MA |
$109,573±$6kLowest 5% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Upton 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±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
$496,400±$21k 12% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,839±$130 4% above MA |
$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375Lowest 10% below MA |
$5,644 6% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% MA: 62.5% |
71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 4% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Randolph Town 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 | #260 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dracut | Randolph | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | Randolph High | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9 |
14.2Highest |
11.2Lowest |
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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.