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Dunstable vs Weweantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dunstable has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Weweantic has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
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 | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,408Highest |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2.4Lowest 4% above MA |
44.4±13.9Highest 11% above MA |
| Weweantic and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±4.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Dunstable and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Weweantic 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% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic 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 |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $674,000±$30kHighest 20% above MA |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$637 25% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,020Highest 51% above MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±77.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Dunstable and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 0.5%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 18% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 20%±3.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #4 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Groton-Dunstable | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.