Compare towns
Lynn vs Greenfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lynn has the most expensive homes ($510k median).
Greenfield has the most people working from home (11.9%).
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 | Lynn | Greenfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 101,709Highest |
17,664Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.1% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 36.5±1.2Lowest 9% below MA |
44.6±2.1Highest 12% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±1.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
39.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,043±$3kHighest 28% below MA |
$55,614±$7kLowest 47% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $510,100±$23kHighest 9% below MA |
$263,100±$16kLowest 53% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,722±$60Highest about the MA average |
$1,107±$67Lowest 37% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,384Highest 10% below MA |
$4,769Lowest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±4.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
63.2%±7.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Greenfield and Lynn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
15.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1947Highest 17 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 8% above MA |
17 minLowest 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 7.9%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.9%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #277 of 282 in MA | #257 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lynn | Greenfield |
| High school in town | Lynn English High | Greenfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.0Highest |
10.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.