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New Bedford vs Windsor Locks vs Lynn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Bedford has the most renters (59.7% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Lynn has the most expensive homes ($510k 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 | New Bedford | Windsor Locks | Lynn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 100,998 |
12,579Lowest |
101,709Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +12.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37±0.8 5% below U.S. |
41.4±2.6Highest 6% above U.S. |
36.5±1.2Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±1.2 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.1%±1.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Lynn and New Bedford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±0.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.7%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor Locks and New Bedford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Lynn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,981±$3kLowest 29% below U.S. |
$81,205±$13kHighest about the U.S. average |
$75,043±$3k 7% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Lynn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,300±$6k 7% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$510,100±$23kHighest 53% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,137±$26Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
$1,722±$60Highest 22% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,338 39% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$5,384Highest 73% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
60%±4.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lynn and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 40.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
48.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1946 34 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #263 of 282 in MA | #109 of 149 in CT | #277 of 282 in MA |
| School district | New Bedford · Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical | Windsor Locks School District | Lynn |
| High school in town | New Bedford High | Windsor Locks High School | Lynn English High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5 |
8.9Lowest |
15.0Highest |
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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.