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Middleborough vs Woonsocket vs Dracut
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleborough has the most people working from home (13.6%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Dracut has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.7%).
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 | Middleborough | Woonsocket | Dracut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505Lowest |
43,521Highest |
32,574 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.1Highest 12% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
41.7±2 7% above U.S. |
| Middleborough and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middleborough and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32% U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,056±$7k 20% above U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$114,036±$10kHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Dracut and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18k 41% above U.S. |
$311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$473,900±$17kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Dracut and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72 21% above U.S. |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,839±$130Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Dracut and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,023Highest 93% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$5,375 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±11.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.6%±7.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dracut and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.4%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middleborough and Dracut 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 | #170 of 282 in MA | #37 of 38 in RI | #201 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Dracut |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | Woonsocket High School | Dracut Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
15.2Highest |
12.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.