What stands out worked out from the figures below

Westford has the highest household income ($187k).

Littleton has the most affordable homes ($658k 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.

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

Measure	Westford	Littleton
People
Population	24,690Highest	10,280Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+12.3%Lowest MA: +7.4%	+13.6%Highest MA: +7.4%
Median age	42.8±1.2Lowest 7% above MA	43.5±2Highest 9% above MA
	Littleton and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	25.6%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4%	22.2%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4%
	Westford and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	14.6%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9%	17.6%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9%
	Littleton and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	73.9%Highest MA: 47.3%	59.6%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9%	4.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9%
	Westford and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$187,198±$10kHighest 80% above MA	$149,722±$31kLowest 44% above MA
	Westford and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$748,500±$32kHighest 33% above MA	$658,300±$40kLowest 17% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,436±$422Highest 38% above MA	$2,016±$507Lowest 14% above MA
	Westford and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$9,695Highest 62% above MA	$9,458Lowest 58% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	53%±8Lowest MA: 51.8%	55.7%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8%
	Littleton and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.2%Lowest MA: 10%	5.6%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.9%Highest MA: 62.5%	83.6%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA	1977Lowest 13 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minLowest 6% above MA	33 minHighest 14% above MA
Work from home	27%±2.9Highest MA: 18.6%	22.8%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6%
	Westford and Littleton 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	#20 of 282 in MA	#52 of 282 in MA
School district	Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Westford	Littleton
High school in town	Westford Academy	Littleton High School
Students per teacherat that high school	14.7Highest	13.1Lowest
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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.