Compare towns
Lynn vs Windham vs Revere
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lynn has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Revere has the most expensive homes ($597k median).
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 | Windham | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 101,709Highest |
594Lowest |
60,012 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +20.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.5±1.2Lowest 6% below U.S. |
44.2±7.4Highest 14% above U.S. |
39.2±1.3 about the U.S. average |
| Windham and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±1.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±0.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,043±$3kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$94,500±$12kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$86,969±$10k 8% above U.S. |
| Windham and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $510,100±$23k 53% above U.S. |
$353,900±$20kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$597,400±$17kHighest 80% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,722±$60Lowest 22% above U.S. |
— | $2,076±$95Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,384Lowest 73% above U.S. |
$5,951Highest 91% above U.S. |
$5,605 80% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±4.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.9%±4.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
45.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #277 of 282 in MA | — | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lynn | — | Revere |
| High school in town | Lynn English High | — | Revere High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.0Highest |
— | 13.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.