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Tewksbury vs Lowell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tewksbury has the most homeowners (84.5%).
Lowell has the most renters (56.8% 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 | Tewksbury | Lowell |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 31,273Lowest |
118,368Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.1±2.5Highest 15% above MA |
35.6±0.8Lowest 11% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.7%±1.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
12.6%±0.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.7%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $128,061±$12kHighest 23% above MA |
$78,658±$4kLowest 24% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $573,600±$16kHighest about the MA average |
$429,200±$11kLowest 24% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,310±$200Highest 31% above MA |
$1,625±$40Lowest 8% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,580Highest 27% above MA |
$4,499Lowest 25% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.9%±14.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.4%±3.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Tewksbury and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
43.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1953Lowest 11 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 4% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 15.4%±2.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.6%±1.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #103 of 282 in MA | #255 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Tewksbury | Lowell |
| High school in town | Tewksbury Memorial High | Lowell High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
14.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.