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Woburn vs Lancaster vs Burlington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woburn has the most renters (44.3% rent).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
Burlington has the most expensive homes ($741k 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.
| Measure | Woburn | Lancaster | Burlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,939Highest |
8,606Lowest |
26,274 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
43.1±4.9 8% above MA |
45.9±2.2Highest 15% above MA |
| Burlington and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.1%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Lancaster and Woburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.9%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Burlington and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.3% MA: 47.3% |
58.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1 MA: 7.9% |
| Woburn and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,185±$9kLowest 7% above MA |
$134,833±$27k 30% above MA |
$146,436±$14kHighest 41% above MA |
| Burlington and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $673,500±$17k 20% above MA |
$519,100±$60kLowest 8% below MA |
$740,600±$35kHighest 32% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,221±$77Lowest 26% above MA |
$2,338±$539 33% above MA |
$2,718±$368Highest 54% above MA |
| Burlington and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,354Lowest 11% below MA |
$7,235Highest 21% above MA |
$6,165 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.5 MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
50.4%±10.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Lancaster and Woburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Highest MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 13% below MA |
32 minHighest 9% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 16%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.5%±3.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Lancaster and Burlington 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 | #169 of 282 in MA | #145 of 282 in MA | #83 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Woburn | Nashoba | Burlington |
| High school in town | Woburn High | None in town | Burlington High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Lowest |
— | 11.3Highest |
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