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Lynn vs Maynard vs Revere
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 kids (24.1% under 18).
Maynard has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Revere has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.2%).
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 | Maynard | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 101,709Highest |
10,712Lowest |
60,012 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.1% MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+20.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.5±1.2Lowest 9% below MA |
45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA |
39.2±1.3 about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±1.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Maynard and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
64.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,043±$3kLowest 28% below MA |
$124,067±$16kHighest 19% above MA |
$86,969±$10k 16% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $510,100±$23kLowest 9% below MA |
$527,400±$31k 6% below MA |
$597,400±$17kHighest 6% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,722±$60Lowest about the MA average |
$1,800±$148 about the MA average |
$2,076±$95Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,384Lowest 10% below MA |
$8,266Highest 38% above MA |
$5,605 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±4.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.9%±4.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Lynn and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest MA: 10% |
8.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1% MA: 62.5% |
75%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 8% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.9%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±1.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #277 of 282 in MA | #166 of 282 in MA | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lynn | Maynard | Revere |
| High school in town | Lynn English High | Maynard High | Revere High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.0Highest |
9.7Lowest |
13.6 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.