Compare towns
Dunstable vs Halifax vs Tyngsborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dunstable has the highest household income ($209k).
Halifax has the most affordable homes ($482k median).
Tyngsborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
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 | Dunstable | Halifax | Tyngsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,408Lowest |
7,748 |
12,550Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
+3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2.4 4% above MA |
41.9±4.7Highest 5% above MA |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
| Halifax and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±4.3 MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±5.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Tyngsborough and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Tyngsborough and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $208,512±$23kHighest 101% above MA |
$118,556±$11kLowest 14% above MA |
$129,348±$18k 24% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $674,000±$30kHighest 20% above MA |
$481,500±$51kLowest 14% below MA |
$552,500±$34k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$637Lowest 25% below MA |
$1,804±$375 about the MA average |
$1,986±$404Highest 13% above MA |
| Tyngsborough and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,020Highest 51% above MA |
$6,840Lowest 14% above MA |
$7,426 24% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±77.1 MA: 51.8% |
45.6%±37.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
72.2%±22.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Tyngsborough and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
2.6% MA: 10% |
6.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
95.5% MA: 62.5% |
86.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1979Lowest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 18% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 20%±3.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.9%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.6%±5.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Dunstable 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 | #4 of 282 in MA | #120 of 282 in MA | #174 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Groton-Dunstable | Halifax | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.