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Living in Lynnfield

In Lynnfield, unemployment is 3% (2024).

Lynnfield numbered 13,000 residents at the end of 2020. An unemployment rate of 2.98% was measured at the end of 2024. Lynnfield's foreign population totalled 1,396 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0730 sources

Population13,000people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary6,541EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent2,472EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate2.98%country median 4.6% — 35% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
Recorded crime955offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 40% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean7.26µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 80% of American cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 73% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Lynnfield?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Lynnfield recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan18Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,338 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)5Official
Median monthly rent2,472 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records4Official
Recorded property crimes73 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)9Official

Is Lynnfield a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker37%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 28–46%
Skilled employee47%strong on work, weak on education · range 38–56%
Student35%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 25–45%
Family40%strong on family, weak on education · range 31–49%
Retirement34%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 23–45%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

10.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,396 of 13,000 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Lynnfield is 3.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary6,541 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate2.98 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official

What does a salary buy in Lynnfield?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Lynnfield median gross pay: €6,541 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€2,380of €4,799 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€4,799
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €2,338
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,380
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Lynnfield Salary needed to live in Lynnfield

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lynnfield. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lynnfield. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents242.5 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release6Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lynnfield when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesLynnfield highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Lynnfield highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Lynnfield955
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents955 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting10Official
Recorded violent crimes9 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)9Official

Mobility and administration

Lynnfield's nearest airport was BOS, 20 km away and offered 103 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport103 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Distance to the nearest major airport20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BOS3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lynnfield. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Lynnfield.

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 7.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.1°C in January to 23.4°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Lynnfield is 7.3 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.26 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData16Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 13.5 · May 19.2 · Jun 24.5 · Jul 27.8 · Aug 26.9 · Sep 22.8 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 5.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5 · Feb -4.1 · Mar -0.5 · Apr 4.9 · May 10.1 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 3.3 · Dec -1.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.1 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 9.2 · May 14.7 · Jun 20 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 2.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 86.1 · Feb 81.5 · Mar 105.9 · Apr 92.1 · May 82.5 · Jun 98.9 · Jul 83 · Aug 82.1 · Sep 90.3 · Oct 102.3 · Nov 92.9 · Dec 109.2 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading833.8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)16Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean8.84 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)16Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation1,107 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)22Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature27.8 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)19Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature11.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)21Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature-5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)20Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Cambridge ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Lynnfield's total area was 25.5 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Lynnfield stood at 511.8 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area25.52 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)13Official
Foreign-resident share10.69 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents1,396 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population density511.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population13,000 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202015Official
Population covered by crime statistics13,256 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)9Official

Alternatives for people set on Lynnfield

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Stoneham as a Lynnfield alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 2.2% Stoneham vs 3.0% Lynnfield−26%
  • Residents: 23,244 Stoneham vs 13,000 Lynnfield+79%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 764 Stoneham vs 955 Lynnfield−20%
  • Median gross pay, city: €5,677 Stoneham vs €6,541 Lynnfield−13%
  • Foreign residents: 11.7% Stoneham vs 10.7% Lynnfield+10%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³ Stoneham vs 7.3 µg/m³ Lynnfieldsame level

North Bethesda as a Lynnfield alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 642 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 10.7% Lynnfield+219%
  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 13,000 Lynnfield+285%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 3.0% Lynnfield+22%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 955 (2024) Lynnfieldno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 7.3 µg/m³ Lynnfield−19%
  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €6,541 Lynnfield−6%

Cities near Lynnfield

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Wakefield 4.1 km away
Rent
1,809 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,248 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Reading 4.1 km away
Rent
1,839 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,701 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
North Reading 4.7 km away
Rent
2,087 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,189 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Middleton 6.8 km away
Rent
1,300 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,095 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Stoneham 7.8 km away
Rent
1,880 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,677 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
South Peabody 8.8 km away
Rent
1,802 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,437 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Saugus 8.8 km away
Rent
2,070 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,099 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Lynnfield?

The unemployment rate is 2.98 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Lynnfield?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.26 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How safe is Lynnfield?

Police recorded 955 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Lynnfield?

The published population is 13,000 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Lynnfield?

1,396 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Lynnfield a good place to live?

Lynnfield may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Lynnfield?

Wakefield, Reading, North Reading, Middleton, Stoneham are near Lynnfield. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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