Massachusetts Living Index

Wilmington

Greater Boston · pop. 23,400

Wilmington is a textbook commuter suburb: MBTA Haverhill Line, good schools, low crime, and no reason to leave town for anything interesting. Household incomes are high and so are home values.

Family SuburbCommuter Value

Livability Index

/ 100

Ranks #144 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home

$790k

4.7× household income

Household income

$168k

ACS median

Commute to Boston

32 min

peak driving

Population

23,400

5-yr trend 65/100

How Wilmington scores

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The honest read

Best for

Dual-income families who want fast train access to Boston and a safe, school-focused community.

The tradeoff

Suburban monoculture, no real downtown, limited dining diversity, and everything revolves around the train schedule.

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