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Lynnfield is a big small town of 13,064 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 14 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $918k and rent runs about $3k a month.
13,064people
$918kTypical home
$2,676/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
54"Snow
233Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,064
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,326 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Boston, MA
- 14 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $918k (≈$5,786/mo)
- Median rent $2,676/mo
- Median household income $175k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (581 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 44% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BOS airport
- 12 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 116 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,442 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 1,341 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 215 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: D+20 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk