What stands out worked out from the figures below

Tyngsborough has the most homeowners (86.2%).

Worcester has the most renters (57.2% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Tyngsborough	Worcester
People
Population	12,550Lowest	207,055Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+9.6%Lowest MA: +7.4%	+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4%
Median age	39.4±2.9Highest about the MA average	33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA
Kids under 18	23.6%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4%	19.6%±0.8Lowest 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+	14.7%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9%	13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9%
	Tyngsborough and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	51.8%Highest MA: 47.3%	35.2%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	8.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9%	14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$129,348±$18kHighest 24% above MA	$70,102±$2kLowest 33% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$552,500±$34kHighest about the MA average	$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,986±$404Highest 13% above MA	$1,487±$38Lowest 16% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,426Highest 24% above MA	$4,733Lowest 21% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	72.2%±22.7Highest MA: 51.8%	54.2%±2.9Lowest 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	6.6%Lowest MA: 10%	19.6%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.2%Highest MA: 62.5%	42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA	1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 min 17% below MA	24 min 17% below MA
Work from home	18.6%±5.6Highest MA: 18.6%	11.5%±1Lowest MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#174 of 282 in MA	#266 of 282 in MA
School district	Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough	Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester
High school in town	Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical	South High Community
Students per teacherat that high school	11.2Lowest	14.6Highest
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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.