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Essex County

Population in July 2007: 11,664.
Males: 5,717  (49.0%)
Females: 5,947  (51.0%)
Median resident age:  42.6 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01940.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $96,100 (it was $80,626 in 2000)
Lynnfield  $96,100
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $575,300 (it was $328,000 in 2000)
Lynnfield  $575,300
Massachusetts:  $366,400

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Races in Lynnfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Lynnfield: 111.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (28.1%), Irish (27.6%), English (14.3%), German (4.9%), Polish (4.6%), French (4.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1814

Elevation: 98 feet

Land area: 10.1 square miles.

Population density: 1150 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lynnfield

  • High school or higher: 94.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 21.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lynnfield CDP

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 5.7%

581 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 1.2% North America, 1.2% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).

This place:  5.0%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lynnfield:  1.1% ($3,609)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Lynnfield satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lynn, MA (6.2 miles , pop. 89,050).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (14.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (227.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Wakefield, MA (3.5 miles ), Peabody, MA (4.6 miles ), Saugus, MA (4.7 miles ), Middleton, MA (5.2 miles ), Melrose, MA (5.3 miles ), Reading, MA (5.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 15 buildings, average cost: $174,400
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $212,000
  • 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $302,700
  • 1999: 15 buildings, average cost: $315,700
  • 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $276,800
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $283,800
  • 2002: 18 buildings, average cost: $276,500
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $343,000
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $376,200
  • 2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $406,800
  • 2007: 26 buildings, average cost: $484,700

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Latitude: 42.53 N, Longitude: 71.03 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,326 (-11.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 917 (16.9%)


8 people in homes for the physically handicapped
4 people in religious group quarters

Area codes: 781, 339

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Lynnfield, Massachusetts business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...



Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Top executives (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Lawyers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)



 

Crime in Lynnfield by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006
Murders 0010000
    per 100,000 0.00.08.60.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0010010
    per 100,000 0.00.08.60.00.08.60.0
Robberies 1540425
    per 100,000 8.842.534.50.034.317.243.0
Assaults 2734N/AN/AN/AN/A12
    per 100,000 236.6289.0N/AN/AN/AN/A103.3
Burglaries 51515066546262
    per 100,000 446.9433.5431.1564.8462.7531.9533.8
Thefts 116961091331159996
    per 100,000 1016.6815.9939.91138.2985.4849.3826.5
Auto thefts 415171311715
    per 100,000 35.1127.5146.6111.394.360.1129.1
Arson 0000012
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.08.617.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 124.7143.7N/AN/AN/AN/A114.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 24 (19 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.63
US city average:  3.00

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Lynnfield-area historical tornado activity is near Massachusetts state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the Lynnfield place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.3 miles away from the place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Lynnfield topographic map

Main business address for: INVESTORS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD (INVESTORS, NEC).


Hospitals/medical centers near Lynnfield:
  • VENCOR HOSPITAL NORTH SHORE (about 5 miles; PEABODY, MA)
  • UNION HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LYNN, MA)
  • HALLMARK HEALTH SYSTEM (about 8 miles; MALDEN, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Lynnfield, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lynnfield:
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 13 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 19 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • MANCHESTER (about 40 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lynnfield:
  • BEVERLY MUNI (about 10 miles; BEVERLY, MA; ID: BVY)
  • LAWRENCE MUNI (about 15 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; ID: LWM)
  • MERRIMACK VALLEY (about 17 miles; METHUEN, MA; ID: MA2)

Amtrak stations near Lynnfield:
  • 8 miles: WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services: ticket office.
  • 12 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
  • 13 miles: BOSTON (SO. STA) (BOSTON, ATLANTIC AVE. & SUMMER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lynnfield:
  • NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; DANVERS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,663)
  • SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SALEM, MA; FT enrollment: 5,917)
  • TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; MEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 8,627)
  • BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,638)
  • SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 5,291)
  • MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 13 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 13 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; FT enrollment: 9,895)
Public high school in Lynnfield:
  • LYNNFIELD HIGH (Students: 628; Location: 275 ESSEX STREET; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Public elementary/middle schools in Lynnfield:
  • LYNNFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 704; Location: 505 MAIN STREET; Grades: 5th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • SUMMER STREET (Students: 542; Location: 262 SUMMER STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-4th grade Enrollment)
  • HUCKLEBERRY HILL (Students: 425; Location: 5 KNOLL ROAD; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-4th grade Enrollment)
Private elementary/middle schools in Lynnfield:
  • OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION SCHOOL (Students: 517; Location: 40 GROVE STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
  • TOWER DAY SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location: 5 SUMMER STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
  • MESSIAH LUTHERAN DAY SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: 708 LOWELL ST; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Lynnfield:
  • LYNNFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $484,617; Location: 18 SUMMER ST.; 59,052 books; 1,457 audio materials; 2,140 video materials; 172 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Lynnfield: Lynnfield Center Golf Club (A), Sagamore Springs Golf Club (B), Colonial Golf and Country Club (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lynnfield include: Calvary Temple (A), Centre Congregational Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Willow Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Nells Pond (A), Pillings Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaverdam Brook (A), Wills Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Post Office Square Shopping Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Lynnfield Historical Soc (617 Main).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Lynnfield and their reported violations in the past:

LYNNFIELD CENTER WATER DIST (Population served: 8500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 174 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Lynnfield that have no violations reported:
  • LYNNFIELD WATER DIST. (MWRA) (Population served: 3000, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  80.0%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.1%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.5%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.5%
Whole state:  4.4%

Lynnfield compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Lynnfield (2007 data):
  • Eastern Bank: Lynnfield Branch Route One at 771 Salem Street, branch established on 1826-01-01; Lynnfield Branch at 45 Salem Street, branch established on 1984-10-20. Info updated 2007-01-05: Bank assets: $6,581.5 mil, Deposits: $4,827.3 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 72 total offices, Holding Company: Eastern Bank Corporation
  • The Savings Bank: Colonial Shopping Center Branch at Colonial Shopping Center, branch established on 1976-09-20; South Lynnfield Branch at 1105 Summer Street, branch established on 2000-06-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $392.1 mil, Deposits: $336.6 mil, headquarters in Wakefield, MA, negative income in the last year, 9 total offices
  • Bank of America, National Association: Lynnfield Branch at Post Office Square, branch established on 1961-05-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Wakefield Co-operative Bank: Lynnfield Branch at 596 Main Street, branch established on 1955-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $109.8 mil, Deposits: $94.3 mil, headquarters in Wakefield, MA, positive income, 2 total offices



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5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,508 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.06%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($565 average AGI)
Essex County:  0.09%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, MA  1.65% ($62,439 average AGI)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.90% ($54,644)
from Rockingham County, NH  0.35% ($42,167)


5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,620 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.73%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($831 average AGI)
Essex County:  0.08%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  1.26% ($47,527 average AGI)
to Rockingham County, NH  0.72% ($57,207)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.57% ($50,542)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lynnfield:
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WROL (950 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)
  • WNSH (1570 AM; 5 kW; BEVERLY, MA)
  • WILD (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF BOSTON LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WXKS (1430 AM; 5 kW; EVERETT, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lynnfield:
  • WQSX (93.7 FM; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WFNX (101.7 FM; LYNN, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
  • WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
  • WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
  • WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WXRV (92.5 FM; HAVERHILL, MA; Owner: BEANPOT BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Lynnfield:
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)


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