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Greenfield vs Lynn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greenfield has the most people working from home (11.9%).
Lynn has the most expensive homes ($510k median).
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 | Greenfield | Lynn |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 17,664Lowest |
101,709Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +12.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±2.1Highest 12% above MA |
36.5±1.2Lowest 9% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
24.1%±1.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,614±$7kLowest 47% below MA |
$75,043±$3kHighest 28% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,100±$16kLowest 53% below MA |
$510,100±$23kHighest 9% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$67Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,722±$60Highest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,769Lowest 20% below MA |
$5,384Highest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±7.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
60%±4.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Greenfield and Lynn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest MA: 10% |
13.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
48.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Highest 17 yrs older than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 40% below MA |
32 minHighest 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.9%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #257 of 282 in MA | #277 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Greenfield | Lynn |
| High school in town | Greenfield High | Lynn English High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
15.0Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.