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Lynn vs Middleton vs Saugus
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).
Middleton has the highest household income ($167k).
Saugus has the most people working from home (14.3%).
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 | Middleton | Saugus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 101,709Highest |
9,816Lowest |
28,773 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+8.8% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.5±1.2Lowest 9% below MA |
43.1±2 8% above MA |
44.5±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
| Saugus and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±1.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±3 MA: 19.4% |
15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Saugus and Middleton 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% |
41.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,043±$3kLowest 28% below MA |
$167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
$101,539±$3k about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $510,100±$23kLowest 9% below MA |
$742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
$603,400±$13k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,722±$60 about the MA average |
$1,407±$284Lowest 20% below MA |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,384Lowest 10% below MA |
$8,785Highest 47% above MA |
$6,049 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±4.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.7%±25.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Lynn and Saugus 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% |
3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 8% above MA |
30 min 3% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 7.9%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Saugus and Middleton 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 | #277 of 282 in MA | #71 of 282 in MA | #194 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lynn | Middleton | Saugus |
| High school in town | Lynn English High | None in town | Saugus High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.0Lowest |
— | 15.5Highest |
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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.