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Tyngsborough vs Worcester vs Lancaster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tyngsborough has the most kids (23.6% under 18).
Worcester has the most renters (57.2% rent).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
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 | Tyngsborough | Worcester | Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,550 |
207,055Highest |
8,606Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6% MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.9 about the MA average |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
43.1±4.9Highest 8% above MA |
| Lancaster and Tyngsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±0.8 MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest 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%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.9%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Lancaster and Tyngsborough 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% |
50.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $129,348±$18k 24% above MA |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% below MA |
$134,833±$27kHighest 30% above MA |
| Lancaster and Tyngsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $552,500±$34kHighest about the MA average |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
$519,100±$60k 8% below MA |
| Tyngsborough and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,986±$404 13% above MA |
$1,487±$38Lowest 16% below MA |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
| Lancaster and Tyngsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,426Highest 24% above MA |
$4,733Lowest 21% below MA |
$7,235 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.2%±22.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Tyngsborough and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 17% below MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
32 minHighest 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.6%±5.6 MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #174 of 282 in MA | #266 of 282 in MA | #145 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester | Nashoba |
| High school in town | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical | South High Community | None in town |
| 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.