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Dunstable vs Norton 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).
Norton has the most affordable homes ($501k 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 | Norton | Tyngsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,408Lowest |
19,240Highest |
12,550 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2.4Highest 4% above MA |
39.6±1.2 about the MA average |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
| Dunstable and Norton 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% |
17.3%±2.3Lowest 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% |
17.4%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Norton 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% |
45.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
12.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $208,512±$23kHighest 101% above MA |
$124,535±$11kLowest 20% above MA |
$129,348±$18k 24% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $674,000±$30kHighest 20% above MA |
$501,400±$27kLowest 11% below MA |
$552,500±$34k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$637Lowest 25% below MA |
$1,911±$375 8% above MA |
$1,986±$404Highest 13% above MA |
| Tyngsborough and Norton 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 |
$5,929Lowest about the MA average |
$7,426 24% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±77.1 MA: 51.8% |
46.6%±8.9Lowest 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% |
4.7% MA: 10% |
6.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1982Lowest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 18% above MA |
33 min 12% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 20%±3.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
19%±3.2 MA: 18.6% |
18.6%±5.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Dunstable and Norton 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 | #173 of 282 in MA | #174 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Groton-Dunstable | Norton | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough |
| High school in town | None in town | Norton High | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.