Dracut, MA Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2010: 29,457. >Population change since 2000: +3.1%

Median Rent:

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Dracut: 142.6 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Ancestries: Irish (29.1%), French (18.1%), French Canadian (15.8%), Italian (11.2%), English (10.0%), Polish (7.4%).

Zip Codes: 01826

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $93,459 (it was $57,676 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $38,092 (it was $23,750 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $331,642 (it was $158,400 in 2000) Dracut:$331,642MA:$385,400

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Recognitions and Certifications

Accredited Drug Testing has been recognized as one of the "Top 10 drug testing companies" for excellent customer service and we have received TPA Accreditation from the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association. We are active in all drug testing industry associations and our staff are trained and certified as drug and alcohol testing specialists.

Important Links

National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (https://ndasa.com/)

National Drug Free Workplace Alliance (https://www.ndwa.org/)

Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association (https://www.sapaa.com/)

Substance Abuse Mental Health Safety Administration (https://www.samhsa.gov/)

US Drug Enforcement Administration (https://www.dea.gov/)

Office of Drug alcohol Policy Control (https://www.transportation.gov/odapc)

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Drug & Alcohol Testing Centers, Dracut, MA

Accredited Drug Testing Inc, is the nation's leading provider of drug, alcohol, occupational health, and DNA testing and has testing centers in Dracut, MA and throughout the local area. Testing centers are within minutes of your home or office and same day service is available in most cases.

1 HOSPITAL DR 1.7 miles

1 HOSPITAL DR
LOWELL, MA 1852
Categories: LOWELL MA

700 Rogers Street, 3.0 miles

700 Rogers Street,
Lowell, MA 1854
Categories: Lowell MA

345 MAIN ST 4.0 miles

345 MAIN ST
TEWKSBURY, MA 1876
Categories: TEWKSBURY MA

10 RESEARCH PL STE 200 4.4 miles

10 RESEARCH PL STE 200
NORTH CHELMSFORD, MA 1863
Categories: NORTH CHELMSFORD MA

1 Branch St, 5.1 miles

1 Branch St,
Methuen, MA 1844
Categories: Methuen MA

39 Village Square, 5.5 miles

39 Village Square,
Chelmsford, MA 1824
Categories: Chelmsford MA

221 Boston Rd, Suite 1, 6.3 miles

221 Boston Rd, Suite 1,
Billerica, MA 1862
Categories: Billerica MA

P.O. Box 546 7.3 miles

P.O. Box 546
Andover, MA 1810
Categories: Andover MA

45 Stiles Rd Ste 102, 7.5 miles

45 Stiles Rd Ste 102,
Salem, NH 3079
Categories: Salem NH

31 STILES RD STE 1300 7.6 miles

31 STILES RD STE 1300
SALEM, NH 3079
Categories: SALEM NH

228 DANIEL WEBSTER HWY 7.7 miles

228 DANIEL WEBSTER HWY
NASHUA, NH 3060
Categories: NASHUA NH

60 EAST ST STE 1400 7.7 miles

60 EAST ST STE 1400
METHUEN, MA 1844
Categories: METHUEN MA

25 PELHAM RD, STE 103A 7.8 miles

25 PELHAM RD, STE 103A
SALEM, NH 3079
Categories: SALEM NH

1 GENERAL ST 8.3 miles

1 GENERAL ST
LAWRENCE, MA 1841
Categories: LAWRENCE MA

138 Haverhill St, 8.4 miles

138 Haverhill St,
Andover, MA 1810
Categories: Andover MA

159 N BROADWAY 8.7 miles

159 N BROADWAY
SALEM, NH 3079
Categories: SALEM NH

510 BOSTON RD 8.7 miles

510 BOSTON RD
BILLERICA, MA 1821
Categories: BILLERICA MA

200 SUTTON ST STE 135 9.0 miles

200 SUTTON ST STE 135
NORTH ANDOVER, MA 1845
Categories: NORTH ANDOVER MA

289 Main St, 9.6 miles

289 Main St,
Salem, NH 3079
Categories: Salem NH

49 RANGE RD STE 101 9.7 miles

49 RANGE RD STE 101
WINDHAM, NH 3087
Categories: WINDHAM NH

300 Main St, 9.8 miles

300 Main St,
Nashua, NH 3060
Categories: Nashua NH

380 MERRIMACK ST, STE B2 10.3 miles

380 MERRIMACK ST, STE B2
METHUEN, MA 1844
Categories: METHUEN MA

411 MERRIMACK ST STE 205 10.3 miles

411 MERRIMACK ST STE 205
METHUEN, MA 1844
Categories: METHUEN MA

166 KINSLEY ST STE 203 10.6 miles

166 KINSLEY ST STE 203
NASHUA, NH 3060
Categories: NASHUA NH

66B CONCORD ST 10.7 miles

66B CONCORD ST
WILMINGTON, MA 1887
Categories: WILMINGTON MA

48 HAMILTON AVE 10.7 miles

48 HAMILTON AVE
BILLERICA, MA 1821
Categories: BILLERICA MA

8 AUBURN ST 10.7 miles

8 AUBURN ST
NASHUA, NH 3064
Categories: NASHUA NH

14A BROAD ST 11.4 miles

14A BROAD ST
NASHUA, NH 3064
Categories: NASHUA NH

17 RIVERSIDE ST STE 202 11.4 miles

17 RIVERSIDE ST STE 202
NASHUA, NH 3062
Categories: NASHUA NH

296 Main Street 13.8 miles

296 Main Street
Haverhill, MA 1830
Categories: Haverhill MA

50 NASHUA RD STE 301 13.8 miles

50 NASHUA RD STE 301
LONDONDERRY, NH 3053
Categories: LONDONDERRY NH

215 SUMMER ST STE 14 13.9 miles

215 SUMMER ST STE 14
HAVERHILL, MA 1830
Categories: HAVERHILL MA

90 MIDDLESEX TPKE 14.0 miles

90 MIDDLESEX TPKE
BURLINGTON, MA 1803
Categories: BURLINGTON MA

POH on-site only 14.6 miles

POH on-site only
WOBURN, MA 1801
Categories: WOBURN MA

Onsite Only 14.6 miles

Onsite Only
Woburn Ma, MA 1801
Categories: Woburn Ma MA

800 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 5225 15.0 miles

800 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 5225
WOBURN, MA 1801
Categories: WOBURN MA

600 W Cummings Park Ste 3400 15.0 miles

600 W Cummings Park Ste 3400
Woburn, MA 1801
Categories: Woburn MA

200 GROTON RD 15.2 miles

200 GROTON RD
AYER, MA 1432
Categories: AYER MA

17 MAIN ST APT 2A 15.2 miles

17 MAIN ST APT 2A
WAKEFIELD, MA 1880
Categories: WAKEFIELD MA

58 BEDFORD ST 15.2 miles

58 BEDFORD ST
LEXINGTON, MA 2420
Categories: LEXINGTON MA

60 CRYSTAL AVE UNIT B STE 2 15.2 miles

60 CRYSTAL AVE UNIT B STE 2
DERRY, NH 3038
Categories: DERRY NH

35 BEDFORD ST 15.3 miles

35 BEDFORD ST
LEXINGTON, MA 2420
Categories: LEXINGTON MA

16 Main Street 15.5 miles

16 Main Street
Stoneham, MA 2180
Categories: Stoneham MA

On-site only 16.7 miles

On-site only
Wakefield, MA 1880
Categories: Wakefield MA

707 MILFORD RD RTE 101A, PINNACLE SQUARE 16.7 miles

707 MILFORD RD RTE 101A, PINNACLE SQUARE
MERRIMACK, NH 3054
Categories: MERRIMACK NH

52 BOW ST 16.8 miles

52 BOW ST
STONEHAM, MA 2180
Categories: STONEHAM MA

ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY 17.1 miles

ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY
STONEHAM, MA 2180
Categories: STONEHAM MA

7 DEANE ST 18.0 miles

7 DEANE ST
MAYNARD, MA 1754
Categories: MAYNARD MA

194 NORTH ST 18.1 miles

194 NORTH ST
DANVERS, MA 1923
Categories: DANVERS MA

1 CROSSWOODS PATH BLVD STE 3A 18.4 miles

1 CROSSWOODS PATH BLVD STE 3A
MERRIMACK, NH 3054
Categories: MERRIMACK NH

371 BROADWAY 19.1 miles

371 BROADWAY
SAUGUS, MA 1906
Categories: SAUGUS MA

1 HIGHLANDER WAY 19.2 miles

1 HIGHLANDER WAY
MANCHESTER, NH 3103
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

1 ORTHOPEDICS DR LOWR LEVEL 19.3 miles

1 ORTHOPEDICS DR LOWR LEVEL
PEABODY, MA 1960
Categories: PEABODY MA

20 S BORDER RD 19.4 miles

20 S BORDER RD
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

340 HARVEY RD 19.7 miles

340 HARVEY RD
MANCHESTER, NH 3103
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

92 HIGH ST 19.9 miles

92 HIGH ST
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

229 Andover Street 19.9 miles

229 Andover Street
Peabody, MA 1960
Categories: Peabody MA

140 Commonwealth Ave, 19.9 miles

140 Commonwealth Ave,
Danvers, MA 1923
Categories: Danvers MA

37 MANNING ST 20.0 miles

37 MANNING ST
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

1030 MAIN ST 20.5 miles

1030 MAIN ST
WALTHAM, MA 2451
Categories: WALTHAM MA

219 CENTRE ST 20.5 miles

219 CENTRE ST
MALDEN, MA 2148
Categories: MALDEN MA

1279 S WILLOW ST ste E-G 20.7 miles

1279 S WILLOW ST ste E-G
MANCHESTER, NH 3103
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

2075 S WILLOW ST 20.7 miles

2075 S WILLOW ST
MANCHESTER, NH 3103
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

271 WESTERN AVE STE102 20.7 miles

271 WESTERN AVE STE102
LYNN, MA 1904
Categories: LYNN MA

41 CARLETON RD 20.8 miles

41 CARLETON RD
BELMONT, MA 2478
Categories: BELMONT MA

725 CONCORD AVE STE 5100 20.8 miles

725 CONCORD AVE STE 5100
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

9 HOPE AVE 20.9 miles

9 HOPE AVE
WALTHAM, MA 2453
Categories: WALTHAM MA

70 HOPE AVE APT 409 21.0 miles

70 HOPE AVE APT 409
WALTHAM, MA 2453
Categories: WALTHAM MA

601 Concord Ave 21.2 miles

601 Concord Ave
Cambridge, MA 2138
Categories: Cambridge MA

51 Sawyer Rd Ste 200 21.4 miles

51 Sawyer Rd Ste 200
Waltham, MA 2453
Categories: Waltham MA

101 STATION LNDG 21.6 miles

101 STATION LNDG
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

168 S RIVER RD 21.7 miles

168 S RIVER RD
BEDFORD, NH 3110
Categories: BEDFORD NH

PO BOX 10547 21.9 miles

PO BOX 10547
BEDFORD, NH 3110
Categories: BEDFORD NH

10 CAMBRIA ST 22.0 miles

10 CAMBRIA ST
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

16 WESTWOOD RD 22.0 miles

16 WESTWOOD RD
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

101 RIVERWAY PL 22.1 miles

101 RIVERWAY PL
BEDFORD, NH 3110
Categories: BEDFORD NH

12 EVERETT ST 22.1 miles

12 EVERETT ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

40 S RIVER RD 22.2 miles

40 S RIVER RD
BEDFORD, NH 3110
Categories: BEDFORD NH

5 MIDDLESEX AVE 22.2 miles

5 MIDDLESEX AVE
SOMERVILLE, MA 2145
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

376 Arsenal Street 22.4 miles

376 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 2472
Categories: Watertown MA

24 MORRILL PL 22.5 miles

24 MORRILL PL
AMESBURY, MA 1913
Categories: AMESBURY MA

185 QUEEN CITY AVE 3RD FL 22.5 miles

185 QUEEN CITY AVE 3RD FL
MANCHESTER, NH 3101
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

1 MARINA PARK DR. 22.5 miles

1 MARINA PARK DR.
WEST NEWTON, MA 2465
Categories: WEST NEWTON MA

275 MAMMOTH RD STE 3 22.6 miles

275 MAMMOTH RD STE 3
MANCHESTER, NH 3109
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

1493 CAMBRIDGE ST 22.8 miles

1493 CAMBRIDGE ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

1400 CAMBRIDGE ST 22.9 miles

1400 CAMBRIDGE ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

124 WESTERN AVE 23.0 miles

124 WESTERN AVE
ALLSTON, MA 2134
Categories: ALLSTON MA

114 WESTERN AVE 23.0 miles

114 WESTERN AVE
ALLSTON, MA 2134
Categories: ALLSTON MA

736 CAMBRIDGE ST DEPARTMENT OF OCC HLTH AND TRAVEL 23.4 miles

736 CAMBRIDGE ST DEPARTMENT OF OCC HLTH AND TRAVEL
BRIGHTON, MA 2135
Categories: BRIGHTON MA

5 WINTER ST 23.5 miles

5 WINTER ST
HUDSON, MA 1749
Categories: HUDSON MA

Onsite Only #1 23.5 miles

Onsite Only #1
Cambridge, MA 2139
Categories: Cambridge MA

53 ASH ST APT 1 23.6 miles

53 ASH ST APT 1
MANCHESTER, NH 3104
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

195 McGregor Street, Across from CMC Hospital 23.8 miles

195 McGregor Street, Across from CMC Hospital
Manchester, NH 3102
Categories: Manchester NH

500 CUMMINGS CTR Ste 4350 24.1 miles

500 CUMMINGS CTR Ste 4350
BEVERLY, MA 1915
Categories: BEVERLY MA

7 FRANCINE RD 24.2 miles

7 FRANCINE RD
FRAMINGHAM, MA 1701
Categories: FRAMINGHAM MA

358 HARVARD ST 24.3 miles

358 HARVARD ST
BROOKLINE, MA 2446
Categories: BROOKLINE MA

98 N WASHINGTON ST STE 107 24.3 miles

98 N WASHINGTON ST STE 107
BOSTON, MA 2114
Categories: BOSTON MA

1400 CENTRE ST, STE 208 24.3 miles

1400 CENTRE ST, STE 208
NEWTON CENTER, MA 2459
Categories: NEWTON CENTER MA

1180 Beacon St Ste 1D, 24.5 miles

1180 Beacon St Ste 1D,
Brookline, MA 2446
Categories: Brookline MA

1285 Beacon St 24.5 miles

1285 Beacon St
Brookline, MA 2446
Categories: Brookline MA

1101 Beacon St, 1st floor 24.5 miles

1101 Beacon St, 1st floor
Brookline, MA 2446
Categories: Brookline MA

102 BAY ST 24.5 miles

102 BAY ST
MANCHESTER, NH 3104
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

1 HARBORSIDE DR 24.7 miles

1 HARBORSIDE DR
EAST BOSTON, MA 2128
Categories: EAST BOSTON MA

435 Lancaster Street Suite 214A 25.0 miles

435 Lancaster Street Suite 214A
Leominster, MA 1453
Categories: Leominster MA

Drug and alcohol testing services are provided for employers and individuals and are administered for various reasons including Employment related such as pre-employment, random, post accident and reasonable suspicion, also US DOT-Part 40, Court Ordered, School and personal reasons.

Scheduling a drug, alcohol or any testing service at any of our Dracut, MA testing facilities is simple and easy. Call (800)221-4291 or you may schedule a test online 24/7 by clicking below and receive your donor pass/registration form with the testing center address and instructions via email.

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Customer Service Is Our #1 Priority- Our Drug Testing centers recognize that needing a drug, alcohol or occupational health test can be stressful at times. Accredited Drug Testing takes the stress out of a stressful situation and is available to answer any questions you may have and provide our services in a friendly, courteous and confidential manner. Call our scheduling department today at (800)221-4291.



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Types of Drug Testing Methods Available

Our testing centers provide many types of drug testing methods, below is a brief description of each method choose the one that is right for your need.


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Urine Test - Urine - Accredited Drug Testing provides drug testing utilizing the Urine screening method. Urine drug testing can be screened for 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 15 panel screenings. Urine drug tests can also include an expanded opiates analysis. Same day service is available and testing centers are located in all cities and in most cases within minutes from your home or office. The detection period for a urine drug test is up to 3-5 days and results are reported in most cases in 2- 3 days.

The procedure for a urine drug test is simple. A donor provides a urine specimen in a cup to a drug testing collection specialist who will then seal the specimen cup, complete various documentation including a chain of custody form, have the donor initial the specimen cup seal, provide identification and upon completion of the collection and paperwork the specimen will be sent in a secure manner by Currier to the laboratory for testing.


Hair Drug Testing - Accredited Drug Testing can provide a drug test utilizing the Hair follicle drug test method and a Hair drug test can be tested for 5, 10, and 12 panel screenings. The detection period for a hair drug test is up to 90 days and results are reported in most cases in 3 -5 days.

The hair drug test is becoming more frequently used by employers, courts and other government agencies due to the fact that the window of detection for illegal drug use for a hair is up to 90 days. Many courts have begun accepting hair testing in place of urine or blood testing and hair testing has been determined to be legally and scientifically admissible evidence in a court of law.

A hair drug test is a simple process whereby a drug testing collection specialist cuts approximately 120 strands of hair from the head or a specific amount from the body and submits the hair to a certified laboratory for analysis. A hair follicle drug test can be screened for a 5 panel, 10 panel or 12 panel test and can also include expanded opiates. If a donor does not have 1 ½ inches of hair on their head, body hair can be utilized, however, if the donor is bald and has none or very little body hair, a hair drug test is not an available option, a urine or oral/saliva test should be utilized.

In addition to our standard drug test panels, opioid screening can be added to any drug test to determine the use and/or abuse of any prescription drugs.

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US DOT Testing and Part 40 Compliance - Accredited Drug Testing provides DOT drug testing for pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion and return to duty for companies or employees regulated and covered by 49 CFR Part 40 including FMCSA, USCG, FTA, FRA, FAA, PHMSA. The drug test required by the Department of Transportation is a 5-panel urine test, which must be analyzed by SAMHSA certified laboratory and verified by a Medical Review Officer (MRO).

Additional DOT services include:

  • -DOT Consortium Membership (random testing)
  • -DOT Supervisor Training
  • -MVR Reports
  • -DOT Drug Policy Development
  • -DOT Physicals
  • -DOT Breath Alcohol Testing

Our Dracut, MA testing centers have certified DOT drug testing collection specialists who are trained in the proper collection of a DOT drug test.

The Opioid Overdose Crisis

Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids—including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl—is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total "economic burden" of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year, including the costs of healthcare, lost productivity, addiction treatment, and criminal justice involvement.

  • Roughly 21 to 29 percent of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them.
  • Between 8 and 12 percent develop an opioid use disorder.
  • An estimated 4 to 6 percent who misuse prescription opioids transition to heroin.
  • About 80 percent of people who use heroin first misused prescription opioids.
  • Opioid overdoses increased 30 percent from July 2016 through September 2017 in 52 areas in 45 states.
  • The Midwestern region saw opioid overdoses increase 70 percent from July 2016 through September 2017.
  • Opioid overdoses in large cities increase by 54 percent in 16 states.

In the late 1990s, pharmaceutical companies reassured the medical community that patients would not become addicted to prescription opioid pain relievers, and healthcare providers began to prescribe them at greater rates. This subsequently led to widespread diversion and misuse of these medications before it became clear that these medications could indeed be highly addictive.3,4 Opioid overdose rates began to increase. In 2017, more than 47,000 Americans died as a result of an opioid overdose, including prescription opioids, heroin, and illicitly manufactured fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.1That same year, an estimated 1.7 million people in the United States suffered from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers, and 652,000 suffered from a heroin use disorder (not mutually exclusive)

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Court Ordered Testing - Accredited Drug Testing and our Dracut, MA drug testing centers also provide drug and alcohol testing for probation and other court ordered testing requirements. Testing services include ETG alcohol testing and drug testing utilizing urine and hair methods. Test results can be sent directly to Probation Officers, Judges, Attorneys or other parties as required. Strict confidentiality is assured.


Alcohol Testing - Accredited Drug Testing and our Dracut, MA testing centers provide alcohol testing including ETG testing in both urine and hair and Breath Alcohol Testing (BAT). Alcohol testing can be added to any drug test screening.

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Testing Facilities Nationwide - In addition to our drug and alcohol testing centers in Dracut, MA and the local area, Accredited Drug Testing has company owned and affiliated collection sites in all States and most cities to serve our clients' needs when traveling or employment related testing is required in multiple cities or States.


On-Site/Mobile Testing - Time Is Money!- Accredited Drug Testing provides On-Site drug testing services in all cities nationwide and can be used for construction sites, sporting events, job fairs and trucking/transportation companies, on site testing is available for DOT and NON-DOT regulated employers. In most cases, on-site mobile testing is cost effective when you have 10 or more employees needing to be drug or alcohol tested without leaving the job site.

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Employer testing/account setup - If you are an employer with at least 5 employees and would like to set up an account for future testing, it's simple and easy. Call us and speak with a client relations representative, (800)221-4291 it takes 5 minutes or less to complete. Account benefits include no setup fees, test discounts, invoicing, test status tracking and personalized customer service.

Does Your Company Have a Written Drug Policy? - Employee Drug & alcohol testing is utilized best when conducted in conjunction with a clear, written drug policy that is shared with all employees, along with employee education about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse, supervisor training on the signs and symptoms of alcohol and drug abuse, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to provide help for employees who may have an alcohol or drug problem. If your company does not have a written drug and alcohol policy or your current policy needs to be revised, Accredited Drug Testing specializes in the development and implementation of an employer's drug and alcohol policy which complies with state and federal law.


DNA Testing Services -Accredited Drug Testing provides DNA testing at testing centers Nationwide for paternity, immigration, and family relationship purposes. DNA testing centers are located in most cities and within minutes of your home or office.

DNA testing can provide an accurate determination of the probability of paternity at 99% more of who the child's biological father or mother is. The initial DNA test takes only a few minutes at the testing center and involves the swabbing of the child and alleged fathers mouth, which will provide saliva to be analyzed by a certified laboratory. Our DNA results are analyzed by a certified AABB laboratory and can be used in a legal proceeding to determine paternity or child custody related issues.

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Local Area Info: Dracut, Massachusetts

Before Europeans arrived in the mid-17th century, Dracut and the surrounding area were known as Augumtoocooke. Important Pennacook Indian settlements were served by fishing at Pawtucket Falls on the Merrimack River and abundant game in the surrounding marsh areas. From the late 16th to mid-17th centuries, the powerful sachem Passaconaway and his family spent much of their lives on this land.

Europeans began to settle in the area around 1653, and established the town of Chelmsford, incorporated in 1655, on the opposite side of the Merrimack River from modern Dracut. In October 1665, Bess, wife of Nobb How and daughter of Passaconaway, sold the Augumtoocooke land to Captain John Evered, also known as Webb of Draucutt of Norfolk County (the Webb family is associated closely with the town of Dreycot Foliat in Wiltshire, England) for four yards of duffill and one pound of tobacco. Webb had months earlier sold 11,000 acres (45 km2) of the land — which he did not then own — to Samuel Varnum for 400 four hundred pounds; the deed for "Drawcutt upon Mirrimack" was dated 1664. Webb also sold land to Richard Shatswell, who traded it to Edward Colburn (also spelled "Coburn" or "Colborne") for his home and land in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Colburn and his family were probably the first settlers in Dracut who owned land with the intention of permanently living on it. (Samuel Varnum lived on the Chelmsford side of the Merrimack River.)

Even though this area, now known to the new settlers as Dracut (Draucutt), was across the Merrimack River from the Chelmsford town center, they agreed to pay taxes and relied on Chelmsford for protection, according to 1667 Middlesex Court documents. By summer 1669, however, protection became too costly and difficult, so the Chelmsford Mayor Henchman declared:

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Population (total): Population in 2010: 29,457. >Population change since 2000: +3.1%

Median Rent:

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Dracut: 142.6 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Ancestries: Irish (29.1%), French (18.1%), French Canadian (15.8%), Italian (11.2%), English (10.0%), Polish (7.4%).

Zip Codes: 01826

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $93,459 (it was $57,676 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $38,092 (it was $23,750 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $331,642 (it was $158,400 in 2000) Dracut:$331,642MA:$385,400

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