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Tyngsborough vs Dracut vs Norton
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.7%).
Norton has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Norton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,550Lowest |
32,574Highest |
19,240 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6% MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
41.7±2Highest 4% above MA |
39.6±1.2 about the MA average |
| Dracut and Norton 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%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Tyngsborough and Dracut 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% |
17.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Dracut and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
45.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
12.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $129,348±$18kHighest 24% above MA |
$114,036±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
$124,535±$11k 20% above MA |
| Tyngsborough and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $552,500±$34kHighest about the MA average |
$473,900±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
$501,400±$27k 11% below MA |
| Tyngsborough and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,986±$404Highest 13% above MA |
$1,839±$130Lowest 4% above MA |
$1,911±$375 8% above MA |
| Tyngsborough and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,426Highest 24% above MA |
$5,375Lowest 10% below MA |
$5,929 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.2%±22.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
46.6%±8.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Tyngsborough and Dracut 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% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1982 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 17% below MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
33 minHighest 12% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.6%±5.6 MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19%±3.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Norton 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 | #173 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough | Dracut | Norton |
| High school in town | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical | Dracut Senior High | Norton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
12.9Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.