What stands out worked out from the figures below

Littleton has the most affordable homes ($658k median).

Westford has the highest household income ($187k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Littleton	Westford
People
Population	10,280Lowest	24,690Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+13.6%Highest MA: +7.4%	+12.3%Lowest MA: +7.4%
Median age	43.5±2Highest 9% above MA	42.8±1.2Lowest 7% above MA
	Littleton and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.2%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4%	25.6%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4%
	Westford and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.6%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9%	14.6%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9%
	Littleton and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.6%Lowest MA: 47.3%	73.9%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9%	5.3%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9%
	Westford and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$149,722±$31kLowest 44% above MA	$187,198±$10kHighest 80% above MA
	Westford and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$658,300±$40kLowest 17% above MA	$748,500±$32kHighest 33% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,016±$507Lowest 14% above MA	$2,436±$422Highest 38% above MA
	Westford and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$9,458Lowest 58% above MA	$9,695Highest 62% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	55.7%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8%	53%±8Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Littleton and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.6%Highest MA: 10%	3.2%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.6%Lowest MA: 62.5%	85.9%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Lowest 13 yrs newer than MA	1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 14% above MA	31 minLowest 6% above MA
Work from home	22.8%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6%	27%±2.9Highest MA: 18.6%
	Westford and Littleton 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	#52 of 282 in MA	#20 of 282 in MA
School district	Littleton	Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Westford
High school in town	Littleton High School	Westford Academy
Students per teacherat that high school	13.1Lowest	14.7Highest
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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.