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Dracut vs Springfield vs Dartmouth
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%).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Springfield | Dartmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574 |
1,122Lowest |
33,328Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8Highest 32% above U.S. |
42.5±2 9% above U.S. |
| Springfield 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 U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dracut and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±1.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dartmouth and Springfield 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% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
14.3%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,036±$10kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$100,893±$19k 25% above U.S. |
$99,839±$8kLowest 24% above U.S. |
| Dracut and Springfield 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. |
$384,100±$50kLowest 15% above U.S. |
$496,500±$20kHighest 49% above U.S. |
| Dartmouth and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,839±$130Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,096±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,462±$159 3% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375 72% above U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
$4,263Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54%±9.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dracut and Dartmouth 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% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 15% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±2.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Springfield 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 | — | #115 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dracut | — | Dartmouth |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | — | Dartmouth High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.