Town comparison · Massachusetts

Lancaster vs Leominster

Central MA · Central MA

Leominster leads 4–2 on headline livability metrics

Across the six headline livability metrics (schools, safety, walkability, biking, affordability, and commute), Leominster edges Lancaster 4 to 2. Median homes in Leominster run roughly $208k cheaper than in Lancaster, about 35% less.

The two towns at a glance

Lancaster

Central MA · pop. 8,606

Lancaster is a quiet historic town with a handsome center green, access to the Nashua River Rail Trail, and the Sterling Airport as a local landmark. Atlantic Union College closed and the campus is being redeveloped, but the town retains strong colonial-era character.

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Leominster

Central MA · pop. 43,782

Plastics-industry roots, big-box shopping on Route 2, and access to the Wachusett uplands without paying Concord money.

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Head-to-head: every metric

	Lancaster	Leominster
Headline
Livability index	51	71 ✦
Economics
Median home	$589k ✦	$380k
Household income	$135k ✦	$84k
Price ÷ income	4.4×	4.5× ✦
Tax burden	62 ✦	60
Schools & Safety
Schools	80	83 ✦
Safety	85 ✦	77
Getting around
Commute to Boston	58 min ✦	55 min
Walkability	15	44 ✦
Transit	12	28 ✦
Biking	28	30 ✦
Lifestyle
Dining	28	87 ✦
Nightlife	22	87 ✦
Arts & culture	22	83 ✦
Green space	48	65 ✦
Community
Diversity	28	93 ✦
Climate	71 ✦	70
5-yr trend	62 ✦	60

Clay = wins this metric. Direction matters: lower median home and shorter commute are better; everything else, higher is better.

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About this comparison

Bay State Atlas ranks 194 Massachusetts towns using public data (Census ACS, MA DESE schools, Walk Score, MA Department of Revenue tax data, and the FBI UCR safety index) normalized to 0–100. Every weight is editable. This page is a static, indexable snapshot. The live tool is faster and lets you customize what counts.