Compare towns
Lunenburg vs Everett vs Townsend
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lunenburg has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Townsend has the highest household income ($122k).
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 | Lunenburg | Everett | Townsend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,902 |
50,045Highest |
9,100Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.8% MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.2±2.1Highest 8% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
40.9±3.3 about the MA average |
| Lunenburg and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3 MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
21%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Lunenburg and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,828±$11k 9% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$121,528±$23kHighest 17% above MA |
| Townsend and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $463,900±$24k 17% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$433,200±$22kLowest 23% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,974±$586 12% above MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,469±$313Lowest 17% below MA |
| Everett and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,401Highest 7% above MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$6,031 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±13.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
50.6%±16.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
8.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 24% above MA |
35 minLowest 20% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.8%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Lunenburg and Everett 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 | #87 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #136 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lunenburg | Everett | North Middlesex |
| High school in town | Lunenburg High | Everett High | North Middlesex Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4 |
12.1Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.