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Lynnfield vs Dover vs Lynnfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the highest household income ($250k).
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 | Lynnfield | Dover | Lynnfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,064Highest |
2,308Lowest |
13,064Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+8.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+12.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.1Lowest 4% above MA |
47.5±4Highest 19% above MA |
41.4±2.1Lowest 4% above MA |
| Dover and Lynnfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28%±4.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±4.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
28%±4.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±2.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
83.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
62.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.4%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $175,265±$23kLowest 69% above MA |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$175,265±$23kLowest 69% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $917,600±$31kLowest 63% above MA |
$1,308,300±$149kHighest 133% above MA |
$917,600±$31kLowest 63% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,676±$219 52% above MA |
— | $2,676±$219 52% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 67% above MA |
$10,000+ at least 67% above MA |
$10,000+ at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.2%±21.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
69.2%±21.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Dover and Lynnfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest same as MA |
1967Highest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 10% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 27.4%±4.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
37.4%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
27.4%±4.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Dover and Lynnfield 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 | #27 of 282 in MA | #1 of 282 in MA | #27 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lynnfield | — | — |
| High school in town | Lynnfield High | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.