Best PlacesTyngsboro, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tyngsboro, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Tyngsboro ranks 1,622nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tyngsboro
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Tyngsboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tyngsboro ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$144,903 median, better than 97% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
Where Tyngsboro ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tyngsboro
A household needs to earn about $161,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tyngsboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $144,903; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Tyngsboro's effective rate of 1.30%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tyngsboro
Tyngsboro's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tyngsboro.
Who works in Tyngsboro, and how
Work in Tyngsboro centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Tyngsboro
Tyngsboro has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of towns and more parkland per resident than 86% of towns. The coast is about 39 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Tyngsboro and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tyngsboro, month by month
Tyngsboro sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Tyngsboro
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tyngsboro
Schools across Tyngsboro average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Swallow/union SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Charles D HarringtonB · 48% proficient
- Tyngsborough ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stony Brook SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Col Moses Parker SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Tyngsborough MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Westford AcademyA+ · 88% proficient
- Groton Dunstable RegionalA+ · 80% proficient
- Chelmsford HighA · 78% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tyngsboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tyngsboro measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Tyngsboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tyngsboro
Is Tyngsboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tyngsboro ranks 1,622nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, high incomes, and population health, and lowest on childcare costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tyngsboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $575,705. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $144,903 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Tyngsboro safe?
Yes, Tyngsboro is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $138 per resident a year.
Compare Tyngsboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tyngsboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tyngsboro represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Tyngsboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tyngsboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tyngsboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tyngsboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tyngsboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tyngsboro detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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