A town of 32,617 between the Merrimack River and New Hampshire.
Dracut had 32,617 residents at the 2020 Census. Settled in 1653 and incorporated as a town in 1701, it is one of the older towns in the Merrimack Valley, and its Varnum family produced both James Mitchell Varnum, a general in the Revolution, and Joseph Bradley Varnum, who served as Speaker of the U.S. House. The Merrimack River forms the town’s southern edge, Beaver Brook runs straight through the middle, and New Hampshire sits on the other side of its northern border with Pelham. Part of the Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsborough State Forest falls inside town lines. Routes 38, 110, and 113 all run through Dracut, and downtown Boston is about 30 miles away. The town has designated nine business districts, most named for its historic neighborhoods: Bridge Street, Broadway, Collinsville, Dracut Center, East Dracut, Hovey Square, Kenwood, Lakeview, and Navy Yard. For a local business, that means customers spread across nine commercial pockets, a big city right next door, and a state line to the north.
Dracut Center
The town center and one of Dracut’s nine designated business districts.
Bridge Street
Route 38 coming up from Lowell, and the business district that greets most people driving into town from the city.
Collinsville and Navy Yard
Two historic neighborhoods that are now designated business districts, each with its own local customers.
Kenwood and Lakeview
Two more of the nine districts, where residents search from home for services close by.
Beaver Brook
The brook that cuts through the middle of town, with neighborhoods and businesses on both sides.
The Pelham Line
Dracut’s northern border with New Hampshire, where a search can just as easily turn up a Pelham business.
