Lynnfield vs Swampscott

A side-by-side comparison of Lynnfield and Swampscott: population, income, housing, and more.

Lynnfield and Swampscott are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Swampscott has the higher population (15,209 vs 12,964 in Lynnfield). Lynnfield has the higher median household income ($172,484 vs $128,964 in Swampscott). Lynnfield has the higher median home value ($904,200 vs $690,800 in Swampscott).

Population, income & housing

	Lynnfield	Swampscott
Population	12,964	15,209
Median age	41.0 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$172,484	$128,964
Median home value	$904,200	$690,800
Median gross rent	$2,333	$2,223
Housing units	4,788	6,631
Homeownership rate	86.5%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.1%	61.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lynnfield	Swampscott
Population	12,894 → 12,964 (+0.5%)	15,002 → 15,209 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$128,641 → $172,484 (+34.1%)	$113,407 → $128,964 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$670,700 → $904,200 (+34.8%)	$475,500 → $690,800 (+45.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,669 → $2,333 (+39.8%)	$1,916 → $2,223 (+16.0%)

Lynnfield

Population

12,89412,964

Median household income

$128,641$172,484

Median home value

$670,700$904,200

Median gross rent

$1,669$2,333

Swampscott

Population

15,00215,209

Median household income

$113,407$128,964

Median home value

$475,500$690,800

Median gross rent

$1,916$2,223

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lynnfield	Swampscott
Under 5	6.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	20.6%	13.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	14.6%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	15.6%
55 to 64	12.3%	15.4%
65 to 74	10.3%	10.7%
75 and over	8.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lynnfield	Swampscott
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	84.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.2%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lynnfield	Swampscott
No high school diploma	2.2%	3.4%
High school graduate	17.2%	14.7%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	30.8%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	30.3%	31.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lynnfield	Swampscott
Drove alone	68.4%	57.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	5.3%
Public transit	1.5%	12.4%
Walked	0.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	24.9%	23.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lynnfield	Swampscott
1-unit, detached	80.9%	53.1%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	23.5%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	8.4%	14.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lynnfield	Swampscott
Poverty rate	6.1%	7.0%
Average household size	2.80	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	33	35
Median year structure built	1965	1953