Baldwinville vs South Lancaster

A side-by-side comparison of Baldwinville and South Lancaster: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Baldwinville has the higher population (2,454 vs 1,991 in South Lancaster). South Lancaster has the higher median household income ($104,745 vs $56,957 in Baldwinville). South Lancaster has the higher median home value ($370,200 vs $284,900 in Baldwinville).

Population, income & housing

	Baldwinville	South Lancaster
Population	2,454	1,991
Median age	34.4 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,957	$104,745
Median home value	$284,900	$370,200
Median gross rent	$792	—
Housing units	876	830
Homeownership rate	80.2%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	64.6%
Unemployment rate	21.2%	17.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baldwinville	South Lancaster
Population	1,736 → 2,454 (+41.4%)	1,630 → 1,991 (+22.1%)
Median household income	$77,768 → $56,957 (-26.8%)	$66,786 → $104,745 (+56.8%)
Median home value	$183,300 → $284,900 (+55.4%)	$277,700 → $370,200 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$519 → $792 (+52.6%)	$357 → $379 (+6.2%)

Baldwinville

Population

1,7362,454

Median household income

$77,768$56,957

Median home value

$183,300$284,900

Median gross rent

$519$792

South Lancaster

Population

1,6301,991

Median household income

$66,786$104,745

Median home value

$277,700$370,200

Median gross rent

$357$379

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baldwinville	South Lancaster
Under 5	15.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.7%	22.3%
18 to 24	2.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	17.6%	15.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	8.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	16.6%
65 to 74	5.9%	4.6%
75 and over	6.3%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baldwinville	South Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	84.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baldwinville	South Lancaster
No high school diploma	20.7%	5.5%
High school graduate	26.4%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	12.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	54.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baldwinville	South Lancaster
Drove alone	63.5%	52.2%
Carpooled	6.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.7%	35.8%
Other means	1.5%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baldwinville	South Lancaster
1-unit, detached	68.7%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	11.6%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Baldwinville	South Lancaster
Poverty rate	17.4%	4.1%
Average household size	2.74	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	27	40
Median year structure built	1938	1956