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Lowell is a mid-size city of 118,368 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 25 miles from Manchester, NH and 26 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $429k and rent runs about $2k a month.
118,368people
$429kTypical home
$1,625/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
63"Snow
233Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 118,368
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,697 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Boston, MA
- 25 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $429k (≈$2,707/mo)
- Median rent $1,625/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (500 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,379 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BED airport
- 25 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 105 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 114 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,261 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 177 bars within 25 mi
- 1,292 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 31 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 192 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk