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Brockton vs Lynn vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brockton has the most affordable homes ($438k median).
Lynn has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Brockton | Lynn | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 105,386Highest |
101,709 |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+12.1% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.7±0.8 8% below MA |
36.5±1.2Lowest 9% below MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 25.3%±1Highest MA: 19.4% |
24.1%±1.4 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Brockton and Lynn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±0.9 MA: 17.9% |
13.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
24.1% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Brockton and Lynn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,115±$3k 23% below MA |
$75,043±$3kLowest 28% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $437,500±$8kLowest 22% below MA |
$510,100±$23k 9% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,641±$52 7% below MA |
$1,722±$60Highest about the MA average |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Lynn and Brockton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,820Lowest 20% below MA |
$5,384 10% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±4.2 MA: 51.8% |
60%±4.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Lynn and Brockton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5% MA: 10% |
13.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.4% MA: 62.5% |
48.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 8% above MA |
32 minLowest 8% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 6.9%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±1 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #279 of 282 in MA | #277 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Brockton | Lynn | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Brockton High | Lynn English High | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.0Highest |
15.0 |
11.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.