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Originally Posted by Shrewsburried
The school ratings are reflective of the median income and residents currently in these towns. Both towns were very working class, though Billerica was more white/Irish with a particularly unflattering reputation.
Given the job density of 128/95 and Boston, I imagine both towns will improve greatly as younger families have been priced out of towns like Bedford. I personally think Billerica has a bit more upside as it's residential neighborhoods aren't plagued by commercial sprawl like Tewksbury. The census data also shows that it's trending toward "gentrification" at a faster rate.
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As someone who lived in Tewksbury for 4 years, I agree. Billerica will gentrify faster than Tewksbury. Better location, better housing stock, better commercial tax base. Tewksbury will always be a secondary suburb of Lowell, Billerica can join Burlington, Wakefield, Wilmington and the Readings as a "part" of the Boston metro.