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Lynnfield vs Dover vs Medway
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lynnfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.1%).
Dover has the highest household income ($250k).
Medway has the most affordable homes ($617k 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 | Lynnfield | Dover | Medway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,064 |
2,308Lowest |
13,436Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+8.3% MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.1 4% above MA |
47.5±4Highest 19% above MA |
40.7±2.3Lowest about the MA average |
| 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% |
22.5%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Lynnfield and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±2.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Lynnfield and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7% MA: 47.3% |
83.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.4%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $175,265±$23k 69% above MA |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$173,750±$18kLowest 67% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $917,600±$31k 63% above MA |
$1,308,300±$149kHighest 133% above MA |
$617,300±$21kLowest 10% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,676±$219Highest 52% above MA |
— | $1,575±$205Lowest 11% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$8,730Lowest 46% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.2%±21.9 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
35.3%±21.1Lowest 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% |
3.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3% MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest same as MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 27.4%±4.7 MA: 18.6% |
37.4%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.7%±3.5Lowest 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 | #40 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lynnfield | — | Medway |
| High school in town | Lynnfield High | — | Medway High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Lowest |
— | 13.8Highest |
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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.