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Lawrence vs Bolton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lawrence has the most kids (26.3% under 18).
Bolton has the most people working from home (22.9%).
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 | Lawrence | Bolton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 88,736Highest |
1,163Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 32.6±0.9Lowest 16% below U.S. |
36.3±1.7Highest 7% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 26.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 10.5%±0.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
6.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,433±$3kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$111,125±$17kHighest 38% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $415,200±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$311,600±$42kLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,662±$50Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,299±$273Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,422Lowest 10% above U.S. |
$4,826Highest 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
28%±30.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lawrence and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 28.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.8%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.9%±8.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #278 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Lawrence | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | Lawrence High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.