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Leominster vs Suffield 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).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Lunenburg has the most expensive homes ($464k 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 | Leominster | Suffield | Lunenburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,909Highest |
15,702 |
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±2.2 11% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
43.2±2.1Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Leominster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Lunenburg and Leominster 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% |
18.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.9%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Leominster and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
44%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Leominster and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,816±$7kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$112,828±$11k 40% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $380,400±$14kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$463,900±$24kHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,354±$50Lowest 4% below U.S. |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$1,974±$586Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Lunenburg and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,256Lowest 69% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$6,401 105% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±5.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.8%±13.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Suffield and Leominster 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% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.8%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Suffield and Lunenburg 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #87 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Leominster | Suffield School District | Lunenburg |
| High school in town | Leominster High School | Suffield High School | Lunenburg High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
10.9 |
12.4Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.