Tyngsborough (also spelled Tyngsboro) is a town in northern Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Tyngsborough is 28 miles (45 km) from Boston along the Route 3 corridor, and located on the New Hampshire state line. At the 2020 census, the town population was 12,380. By its location, the town serves as a suburb of neighboring cities such as Nashua, New Hampshire, and Lowell, Massachusetts.

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How Tyngsborough ranks

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#17Highest graduation rate in MA #24Fewest uninsured in MA #46Shortest commute in MA All MA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code01879

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Living in Tyngsborough

Housing in Tyngsborough

$460K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $460,000 in May 2026.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market19

Sale-to-list102.4%

Sold in May8

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Work & commute in Tyngsborough

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Most working residents leave Tyngsborough for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Lowell (9%), Boston (9%) and Nashua (5%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Lowell

Boston

Nashua, NH

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6%Work in townlive and work in Tyngsborough 15 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 3,880Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Tyngsborough

Health Grade A

Healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Massachusetts

14better than MA

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.

Conditions 3▲ 9 close Habits 1▲ 3 close Care 3▲ 4 close Mind 3▲ 2 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

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What stands out

3.2%Fewer uninsured adultsMA 5.2% · better 8.1%Fewer adults facing food insecurityMA 12.4% · better

Care nearby

Lowell General HospitalLowell · 4.7 mi · ER

Lowell Transitional Living CenterLowell · 6.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Natural hazards in Tyngsborough

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌀 Hurricanes

25Does Tyngsborough flood?paid flood claims since 1978 12Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Tyngsborough MapTyngsborough vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Tyngsborough

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Tyngsborough has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 53 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

37° / 18°Winter

58° / 35°Spring

82° / 58°Summer

62° / 40°Fall

How much snow does Tyngsborough get?About 53 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 10, with the last in spring around Apr 30.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.6° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Tyngsborough

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School Grade B

The public schools Tyngsborough’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictGreater Lowell Regional Vocational TechnicalSchools6

Tyngsborough Elementary BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 715 students Tyngsborough Middle B-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 395 students Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical B-High · Grades 9–12 · 2,314 students Innovation Academy Charter School BHigh · Grades 5–12 · 770 students Tyngsborough High School AHigh · Grades 9–12 · 405 students Academy of Notre DameOther · Grades PK–12 · 538 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.