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Foxborough vs Lynn vs Swampscott
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Foxborough has the shortest commute (29 min average).
Lynn has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Swampscott has the most people working from home (27.2%).
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 | Foxborough | Lynn | Swampscott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615 |
101,709Highest |
15,277Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% MA: +7.4% |
+12.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 6% above MA |
36.5±1.2Lowest 9% below MA |
44.5±3.5Highest 11% above MA |
| Swampscott and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
24.1%±1.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Lynn and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
13.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.4%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Swampscott and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3% MA: 47.3% |
24.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Lynn and Swampscott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,833±$9k 11% above MA |
$75,043±$3kLowest 28% below MA |
$134,386±$23kHighest 29% above MA |
| Swampscott and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28k 8% above MA |
$510,100±$23kLowest 9% below MA |
$771,100±$41kHighest 37% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70 5% above MA |
$1,722±$60Lowest about the MA average |
$2,303±$143Highest 31% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275 21% above MA |
$5,384Lowest 10% below MA |
$7,936Highest 32% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±4.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
57%±14.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Lynn and Swampscott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
13.8%Highest MA: 10% |
7.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% MA: 62.5% |
48.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1955 9 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
32 min 8% above MA |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
27.2%±4.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #138 of 282 in MA | #277 of 282 in MA | #76 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Lynn | Swampscott |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | Lynn English High | Swampscott High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
15.0Highest |
11.7 |
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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.