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Windsor vs Dracut vs Dummer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most people working from home (15%).
Dracut has the most expensive homes ($474k median).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
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 | Windsor | Dracut | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
32,574Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
41.7±2 7% above U.S. |
53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummer and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dracut and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 29% above U.S. |
$114,036±$10kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$91,250±$21kLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Dracut and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40k about the U.S. average |
$473,900±$17kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,839±$130 30% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 8% above U.S. |
$5,375Highest 72% above U.S. |
$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.6%±7.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.4%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor 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 | — | #201 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Dracut | — |
| High school in town | — | Dracut Senior High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.