Compare towns
Norton vs Worcester vs Tyngsborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norton has the most people working from home (19%).
Worcester has the most renters (57.2% rent).
Tyngsborough has the most kids (23.6% under 18).
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 | Norton | Worcester | Tyngsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,240 |
207,055Highest |
12,550Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±1.2Highest about the MA average |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
39.4±2.9 about the MA average |
| Norton and Tyngsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±0.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Tyngsborough and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Norton and Tyngsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.8% MA: 47.3% |
35.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.9%±1 MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Worcester and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,535±$11k 20% above MA |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% below MA |
$129,348±$18kHighest 24% above MA |
| Tyngsborough and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $501,400±$27k 11% below MA |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
$552,500±$34kHighest about the MA average |
| Tyngsborough and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,911±$375 8% above MA |
$1,487±$38Lowest 16% below MA |
$1,986±$404Highest 13% above MA |
| Tyngsborough and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,929 about the MA average |
$4,733Lowest 21% below MA |
$7,426Highest 24% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±8.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9 MA: 51.8% |
72.2%±22.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Tyngsborough and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
6.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8% MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 18 yrs newer than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 12% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 19%±3.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.6%±5.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Norton and Tyngsborough 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 | #173 of 282 in MA | #266 of 282 in MA | #174 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Norton | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough |
| High school in town | Norton High | South High Community | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
14.6Highest |
11.2 |
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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.