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Lynnfield vs Wakefield vs Wareham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lynnfield has the most kids (28% under 18).
Wakefield has the most renters (29.3% rent).
Wareham has the most affordable homes ($425k 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 | Wakefield | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,064Lowest |
27,793Highest |
23,302 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+8.7% MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.1Lowest 4% above MA |
42.4±1.7 6% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 28%±4.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
20%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
59.7% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Wakefield 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 69% above MA |
$134,306±$14k 29% above MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $917,600±$31kHighest 63% above MA |
$723,500±$24k 29% above MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,676±$219Highest 52% above MA |
$1,958±$102 11% above MA |
$1,504±$180Lowest 15% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$7,779 30% above MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.2%±21.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.7%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Lynnfield and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% MA: 10% |
4.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest same as MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 27.4%±4.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Lynnfield and Wakefield 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 | #179 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lynnfield | Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical · Wakefield | Wareham |
| High school in town | Lynnfield High | Northeast Metro Regional Vocational | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Highest |
10.7 |
8.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.