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Lynnfield vs Suffield vs North Reading
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lynnfield has the most expensive homes ($918k median).
Suffield has the most affordable homes ($408k median).
North Reading has the most renters (15.7% rent).
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 | Suffield | North Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,064Lowest |
15,702 |
15,765Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
43±2.8 11% above U.S. |
| Suffield and North Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.3%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Lynnfield and North Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Suffield and Lynnfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
56.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Suffield and North Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $175,265±$23kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kLowest 48% above U.S. |
$147,768±$25k 83% above U.S. |
| Lynnfield and North Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $917,600±$31kHighest 176% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$710,500±$24k 114% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,676±$219Highest 89% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,259±$356 60% above U.S. |
| Lynnfield and North Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,456Lowest 107% above U.S. |
$9,693 211% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.2%±21.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
75.5%±25.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| North Reading and Lynnfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 27.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.1%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Lynnfield and North Reading 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #33 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lynnfield | Suffield School District | North Reading |
| High school in town | Lynnfield High | Suffield High School | North Reading High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Highest |
10.9 |
10.1Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.