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Dunstable vs Paxton 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).
Paxton has the most people working from home (25.5%).
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 | Paxton | Tyngsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,408Lowest |
5,002 |
12,550Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
+4.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2.4 4% above MA |
41.8±3.3Highest 4% above MA |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
| Paxton 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% |
17.4%±3.6Lowest 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% |
18.4%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Paxton 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% |
54.7% MA: 47.3% |
51.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
15.9%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $208,512±$23kHighest 101% above MA |
$134,083±$8k 29% above MA |
$129,348±$18kLowest 24% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $674,000±$30kHighest 20% above MA |
$472,300±$29kLowest 16% below MA |
$552,500±$34k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$637Lowest 25% below MA |
$1,386±$88 21% below MA |
$1,986±$404Highest 13% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,020Highest 51% above MA |
$7,129Lowest 19% above MA |
$7,426 24% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±77.1 MA: 51.8% |
26.2%±15.7Lowest 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% |
1.4% MA: 10% |
6.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
91.8% MA: 62.5% |
86.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 18% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 20%±3.9 MA: 18.6% |
25.5%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.6%±5.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Paxton and Dunstable 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 | #219 of 282 in MA | #174 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Groton-Dunstable | Wachusett | 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 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.