LynnMA
A city of 101,709, settled in 1629. Home to 29 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Population
101,709
+12.1% since 2010
Typical home
$580K
+0.7% in a year
Household income
$75K
median
Jobs based here
22,763
A commuter town
What makes Lynn stand out The 3 things Lynn does most differently from other towns.
1850 · View of Salem, Mass.; View of Lynn Mass.; View of Beverly, Mass.; View of Danvers, Mass · Wikimedia Commons
Lynn’s story
397 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 29 places on the National Register.
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A growing town Lynn has grown 12.1% since 2010 90,329 people in 2010; 101,709 today.
What’s changed most in Lynn? 90,329 2010
101,253 2020
101,709 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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The data Ordered by what stands out in Lynn. Another town gets a different order.
Outdoors
11.3% of Lynn is conserved land 43 miles of trails across 30 parks and preserves.
#49 for trails in MA
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 11.3%
conserved · 976 of 8,602 acres
43 mi
of trails · 3.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Lynn Woods Reservation 35.9 mi 1,665 2. Spring Pond Water Department Land 0.4 mi 8 3. Lynn Heritage State Park 0.4 mi 5
Health
Healthier than 37% of U.S. towns Lynn beats the Massachusetts average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
C+ Health Grade
32 measures vs. Massachusetts
What stands out Lynn MA Fewer adults who have had cancer 6.4% 8.5% More uninsured adults 11.8% 5.2%
North Shore Medical Center
3.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
5th
percentile among MA towns
Housing
A typical Lynn home is worth about $580K The typical Lynn home is worth about $580,000, up 0.7% in a year, 12% below the Massachusetts typical home.
$580K Zillow home value
Typical home value Lynn $580K
Massachusetts $662K
Market temperature
Balanced A seller's market Buyer’s Seller’s +0.7%
value change, 1 year
Schools
Lynn’s public schools outperform 11% of Massachusetts districts The public schools Lynn’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 89% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
D School Grade
Safety
Less crime per resident than 25% of U.S. towns Lynn reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 75% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 61%.
C Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Lynn 5.6
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Lynn 11.1
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
25th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
5th
percentile among MA towns
580
violent crimes reported in 2025
1,148
property crimes reported in 2025
Work & commute
About one in six working residents works right in Lynn Most working residents leave Lynn for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Boston (19%), Peabody (5%) and Salem (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
16% work in town
Where working residents work In Lynn 16%
Boston 19%
Peabody 5%
Salem 4%
Danvers 4%
9 mi
median commute distance
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Lynn has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
39″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 22–39°
Spring 38–56°
Summer 60–79°
Fall 44–62°
Oct 20
typical first frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.
43 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
43 Moderate risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Hurricanes Tornadoes
251
paid flood claims since 1978
14
federal disasters paid out here
A commuter town 84% of working residents leave Lynn for work Where Lynn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
19% → Boston Boston 19%
5% → Peabody Peabody 5%
4% → Salem Salem 4%
4% → Danvers Danvers 4%
3% → Beverly Beverly 3%
3% → Cambridge Cambridge 3%
Lynn · 16% stay
22,763 jobs based in Lynn
16% of working residents work in town
9 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Lynn?
Census LEHD 2023
Landmarks 29 places in Lynn on the National Register of Historic Places.
All landmarks → Famous people from Lynn 49 notable people were born in Lynn.
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Lynn is the eighth-largest municipality in Massachusetts, United States, and the largest city in Essex County. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs, Lynn is part of Greater Boston's urban inner core and is a major economic and cultural center of the North Shore. Settled by Europeans in 1629, Lynn is the 5th oldest colonial settlement in the Commonwealth. An early industrial center, Lynn was long colloquially referred to as the "City of Sin", owing to its historical reputation for crime and vice. Today, however, the city is known for its immigrant population, historic architecture, downtown cultural district, loft-style apartments,…
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Established 1629
Population 101,253
Area 14 sq mi
Elevation 30 ft
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