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Leominster vs Plainfield vs Lunenburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leominster has the most renters (37.7% rent).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Lunenburg has the most people working from home (15.8%).
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 | Leominster | Plainfield | Lunenburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,909Highest |
15,141 |
11,902Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +16.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±2.2Highest 11% above U.S. |
37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
43.2±2.1 11% above U.S. |
| Leominster and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Lunenburg and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.9%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Leominster and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and Leominster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,816±$7k 4% above U.S. |
$76,993±$8kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$112,828±$11kHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $380,400±$14k 14% above U.S. |
$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$463,900±$24kHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,354±$50 4% below U.S. |
$1,204±$70Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,974±$586Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Lunenburg and Leominster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,256 69% above U.S. |
$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S. |
$6,401Highest 105% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±5.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.8%±13.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Leominster and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.9%±2.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.8%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Lunenburg and Leominster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #233 of 282 in MA | #131 of 149 in CT | #87 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Leominster | Plainfield School District | Lunenburg |
| High school in town | Leominster High School | Plainfield High School | Lunenburg High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
10.3Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.