Greater Lowell Towns, Compared
Lowell and its ring of commuter towns along Route 3 and the Lowell Line — a former mill city anchoring a spread of family suburbs.
Of the 10 Greater Lowell towns we cover, Westford has the strongest school tier and Wilmington is closest to downtown Boston at about 44 minutes, and Lowell is the cheapest at roughly $525k for a 4BR house. 3 of them have MBTA rail.
Every Greater Lowell town
Sorted by school tier, then commute to Boston. Every column links through to the town’s own page.
| # | Town | Schools | 4BR house | Commute | Rail | Tax rate | Est. bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westford | top schools · Niche 11thT1 | $1.1MT3 | 60 minT3 | None | $13.11T3 | ≈$14,400 |
| 2 | Chelmsford | strong schools · Niche 59thT2 | $775kT2 | 57 minT3 | None | $13.27T3 | ≈$10,300 |
| 3 | Dunstable | strong schools · Niche 40thT2 | $800kT2 | 70 minT4 | None | $13.39T3 | ≈$10,700 |
| 4 | Wilmington | solid schools · Niche 90thT3 | $775kT2 | 44 minT2 | Rail · 35 min | $11.41T2 | ≈$8,800 |
| 5 | Billerica | solid schools · Niche 70thT3 | $700kT2 | 49 minT3 | Rail · 42 min | $11.61T2 | ≈$8,100 |
| 6 | Tewksbury | solid schoolsT3 | $700kT2 | 52 minT3 | None | $12.56T3 | ≈$8,800 |
| 7 | Dracut | solid schoolsT3 | $625kT2 | 62 minT4 | None | $9.67T1 | ≈$6,000 |
| 8 | Tyngsborough | solid schools · Niche 126thT3 | $700kT2 | 66 minT4 | None | $12.99T3 | ≈$9,100 |
| 9 | Pepperell | solid schools · Niche 134thT3 | $550kT1 | 73 minT4 | None | $13.78T3 | ≈$7,600 |
| 10 | Lowell | mixed schoolsT4 | $525kT1 | 58 minT3 | Rail · 47 min | $11.35T2 | ≈$6,000 |
How this region is defined: “Greater Lowell” has no legal boundary, so we use the membership of the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments rather than drawing our own line. Data last reviewed . See the methodology for every source.
