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Dracut vs Windsor vs Randolph Town
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 shortest commute (30 min average).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($338k median).
Randolph Town has the most renters (28.7% 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 | Windsor | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574 |
254Lowest |
34,878Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.7±2Highest 7% above U.S. |
40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
41.3±1.8 6% above U.S. |
| Dracut and Randolph Town 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% |
25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor 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% |
15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Randolph Town and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,036±$10kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$103,750±$40kLowest 29% above U.S. |
$109,573±$6k 36% above U.S. |
| Dracut and Randolph Town 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. |
$337,500±$40kLowest about the U.S. average |
$496,400±$21kHighest 49% above U.S. |
| Randolph Town and Dracut 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. |
— | $2,103±$98Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375 72% above U.S. |
$3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$5,644Highest 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±10.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 15% above U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Randolph Town and Windsor 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 |
| School district | Dracut | — | Randolph |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | — | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Lowest |
— | 14.2Highest |
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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.