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Lynn vs Wellfleet
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).
Wellfleet has the most people working from home (20.7%).
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 | Wellfleet |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 101,709Highest |
4,404Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+29.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.5±1.2Lowest 9% below MA |
58.4±4.1Highest 46% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±1.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.4%±5.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
35.3%±5.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
64.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Lynn and Wellfleet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,043±$3kLowest 28% below MA |
$117,938±$27kHighest 13% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $510,100±$23kLowest 9% below MA |
$855,300±$70kHighest 52% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,722±$60Highest about the MA average |
$1,563±$597Lowest 11% below MA |
| Lynn and Wellfleet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,384Highest 10% below MA |
$4,862Lowest 19% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±4.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
28.6%±23.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest MA: 10% |
9.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 8% above MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.9%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.7%±7.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #277 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Lynn | Wellfleet |
| High school in town | Lynn English High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.0 |
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| 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.