Lunenburg vs South Lancaster

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

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

Lunenburg has the higher population (2,163 vs 1,991 in South Lancaster). Lunenburg has the higher median household income ($112,422 vs $104,745 in South Lancaster). Lunenburg has the higher median home value ($439,600 vs $370,200 in South Lancaster).

Population, income & housing

	Lunenburg	South Lancaster
Population	2,163	1,991
Median age	41.3 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$112,422	$104,745
Median home value	$439,600	$370,200
Housing units	822	830
Homeownership rate	95.2%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.5%	64.6%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	17.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lunenburg	South Lancaster
Population	1,778 → 2,163 (+21.7%)	1,630 → 1,991 (+22.1%)
Median household income	$113,750 → $112,422 (-1.2%)	$66,786 → $104,745 (+56.8%)
Median home value	$259,200 → $439,600 (+69.6%)	$277,700 → $370,200 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$357 → $379 (+6.2%)

Lunenburg

Population

1,7782,163

Median household income

$113,750$112,422

Median home value

$259,200$439,600

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)

	Lunenburg	South Lancaster
Under 5	4.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	22.7%	22.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.1%	10.2%
35 to 44	14.9%	15.0%
45 to 54	8.4%	8.7%
55 to 64	20.6%	16.6%
65 to 74	6.0%	4.6%
75 and over	9.0%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lunenburg	South Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	84.1%
Black or African American	5.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.4%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lunenburg	South Lancaster
No high school diploma	6.9%	5.5%
High school graduate	21.9%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	17.7%	12.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	54.2%
Graduate or professional degree	23.6%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lunenburg	South Lancaster
Drove alone	76.9%	52.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	35.8%
Other means	0.0%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lunenburg	South Lancaster
1-unit, detached	82.6%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lunenburg	South Lancaster
Poverty rate	3.1%	4.1%
Average household size	2.90	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	29	40
Median year structure built	1956	1956