Compare towns
Dracut vs Wareham vs Billerica
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dracut has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.7%).
Wareham has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Billerica has the most people working from home (19.5%).
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 | Wareham | Billerica |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574 |
23,302Lowest |
42,003Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2Lowest 4% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
43.3±1.6 8% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Dracut and Billerica 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% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
18%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Billerica and Wareham 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 10% above MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$148,200±$8kHighest 43% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,900±$17k 16% below MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$612,000±$13kHighest 9% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,839±$130 4% above MA |
$1,504±$180Lowest 15% below MA |
$2,282±$173Highest 30% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375 10% below MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$6,358Highest 6% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
42.3%±8.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Dracut and Wareham 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% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
5.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 4% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
27 minLowest 8% below MA |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
19.5%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #201 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | #146 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dracut | Wareham | Billerica · Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | Wareham Senior High | Billerica Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9 |
8.6Lowest |
14.1Highest |
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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.