Compare towns
Dunstable vs Stow 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).
Stow has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Tyngsborough has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Stow | Tyngsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,408Lowest |
7,165 |
12,550Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.9% MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2.4 4% above MA |
44.1±4.4Highest 10% above MA |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
| Stow 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% |
22.3%±4.1Lowest 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% |
19.1%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Stow 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% MA: 47.3% |
75.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
51.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$185,809±$22k 79% above MA |
$129,348±$18kLowest 24% above MA |
| Dunstable and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $674,000±$30k 20% above MA |
$729,600±$39kHighest 30% above MA |
$552,500±$34kLowest about the MA average |
| Stow and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$637Lowest 25% below MA |
$1,782±$126 about the MA average |
$1,986±$404Highest 13% above MA |
| Tyngsborough and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,020 51% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$7,426Lowest 24% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±77.1 MA: 51.8% |
59.7%±44.2Lowest 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% |
5.2% MA: 10% |
6.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 18% above MA |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 20%±3.9 MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.6%±5.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #4 of 282 in MA | #44 of 282 in MA | #174 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Groton-Dunstable | Nashoba | 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.