Compare towns
Tyngsborough vs Dracut vs Dunstable
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tyngsborough has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Dracut has the most affordable homes ($474k median).
Dunstable has the highest household income ($209k).
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 | Tyngsborough | Dracut | Dunstable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,550 |
32,574Highest |
3,408Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6% MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
41.7±2Highest 4% above MA |
41.5±2.4 4% above MA |
| Dracut and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±4.3 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+ | 14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Dracut and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.8% MA: 47.3% |
36.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.1%±2.5 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 | $129,348±$18k 24% above MA |
$114,036±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
$208,512±$23kHighest 101% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $552,500±$34k about the MA average |
$473,900±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
$674,000±$30kHighest 20% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,986±$404Highest 13% above MA |
$1,839±$130 4% above MA |
$1,325±$637Lowest 25% below MA |
| Tyngsborough and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,426 24% above MA |
$5,375Lowest 10% below MA |
$9,020Highest 51% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.2%±22.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±7.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±77.1 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 | 6.6% MA: 10% |
7.8%Highest MA: 10% |
0.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2% MA: 62.5% |
79.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 17% below MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.6%±5.6 MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.9Highest 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 | #174 of 282 in MA | #201 of 282 in MA | #4 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough | Dracut | Groton-Dunstable |
| High school in town | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical | Dracut Senior High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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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.