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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
53
/ 100
Ranks #144 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$790k
4.7× household income
Household income
$168k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
23 min
peak driving
Population
23,400
5-yr trend 65/100

How Wilmington scores

Schools
82
Safety
87
Walkability
30
Transit
28
Biking
25
Dining
45
Nightlife
22
Arts & Culture
25
Green Space
35
Diversity
22
Climate
72

Who lives in Wilmington

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
42.1
Foreign-born
7.6%
Bachelor's or higher
47.9%
Population
23k
White86.8%
Hispanic / Latino1.8%
Asian5.1%
Black1.8%
Other / multi4.5%

Schools in Wilmington

Wilmington School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Above average
64/100
ELA · 3-8
p57
47%
Math · 3-8
p62
55.1%
ELA · 10
p71
70.4%
Math · 10
p72
66.5%
Grad rate
95.9%
Above average
Spend / pupil
$25.8k
Top 25% in MA
Teachers / 100
9.4
Top 25% in MA
Enrollment
2,760

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

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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