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Dunstable vs Worcester 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).
Worcester has the most renters (57.2% rent).
Tyngsborough has the most kids (23.6% under 18).
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 | Worcester | Tyngsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,408Lowest |
207,055Highest |
12,550 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2.4Highest 4% above MA |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
39.4±2.9 about the MA average |
| Dunstable and Tyngsborough 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% |
19.6%±0.8Lowest 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%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Dunstable and Tyngsborough 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% |
35.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $208,512±$23kHighest 101% above MA |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% below MA |
$129,348±$18k 24% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $674,000±$30kHighest 20% above MA |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
$552,500±$34k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$637Lowest 25% below MA |
$1,487±$38 16% below MA |
$1,986±$404Highest 13% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,020Highest 51% above MA |
$4,733Lowest 21% below MA |
$7,426 24% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±77.1 MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9Lowest 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% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
6.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 18% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 20%±3.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1Lowest 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 | #266 of 282 in MA | #174 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Groton-Dunstable | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough |
| High school in town | None in town | South High Community | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6Highest |
11.2Lowest |
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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.