Town comparison · Massachusetts

Lynnfield vs Middleton

North Shore · North Shore

Lynnfield leads 5–1 on headline livability metrics

Across the six headline livability metrics (schools, safety, walkability, biking, affordability, and commute), Lynnfield edges Middleton 5 to 1. Median homes in Middleton run roughly $231k cheaper than in Lynnfield, about 21% less. Lynnfield is about 10 minutes closer to Boston by car at peak.

The two towns at a glance

Lynnfield

North Shore · pop. 12,826

Lynnfield is the closest strong-school suburb to Boston north of Route 128, with Market Street's restaurant strip adding more dining options than you'd expect for a town this size.

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Middleton

North Shore · pop. 9,882

Middleton feeds into the Masconomet district and gives residents a quieter, more rural feel than Topsfield at a marginally lower price per square foot.

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Head-to-head: every metric

	Lynnfield	Middleton
Headline
Livability index	54 ✦	52
Economics
Median home	$1.09M ✦	$858k
Household income	$172k	$171k
Price ÷ income	6.3× ✦	5×
Tax burden	56 ✦	52
Schools & Safety
Schools	90 ✦	88
Safety	91 ✦	90
Getting around
Commute to Boston	28 min	38 min ✦
Walkability	25 ✦	18
Transit	15 ✦	12
Biking	20 ✦	18
Lifestyle
Dining	48 ✦	32
Nightlife	20 ✦	14
Arts & culture	25 ✦	22
Green space	38	50 ✦
Community
Diversity	20 ✦	18
Climate	68	70 ✦
5-yr trend	65 ✦	62

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.