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Tyngsborough's standout: it has 26 miles of trail. Overall it grades C+, 220th among Massachusetts's 282 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $129K. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $552K for a typical one and 4.8 times the Boston metro’s $116K median household income. On walkability, just 31 of Massachusetts’ 325 towns do worse. Tyngsborough’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile, against 1.8 in Massachusetts’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On history, just 15 of Massachusetts’ 325 towns do worse.
Where Tyngsborough beats most towns.
Census counts: 382 in 1790, 12,380 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1675 and 7 maps from 1886 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far Tyngsborough is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tyngsborough. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
17 mi LakeWalden Pond
Big draw28 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
29 mi AttractionFreedom Trail
26 mi Stadium & arenaHarvard Stadium
28 mi MuseumMuseum of Fine Arts Boston477K visitors a yearFenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harvard Stadium: Nick Allen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Martin~jawiki at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tyngsborough, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Tyngsborough.
Tyngsborough has less no health insurance than most of Massachusetts, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Its widest gap with Massachusetts is no health insurance: 3.2% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 5.2% statewide.
25% of adults have obesity in Tyngsborough, where Massachusetts’ towns sit at 28% and U.S. towns at 35%. 11% of Tyngsborough adults report frequent physical distress. Tyngsborough beats the Massachusetts average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Tyngsborough | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 25% |
| What stands out | Tyngsborough | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.2% | 5.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.1% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical, with 2,314 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyngsborough ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 715 | B |
| Gr Lowell Regional Vocational TechnicalLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,314 | B− |
| Tyngsborough High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 405 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Tyngsborough for work: only 6% work in town. Tyngsborough’s average trip to work is 24 minutes. The top destinations are Lowell (9%), Boston (9%) and Nashua (5%).
| Tyngsborough | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $129,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 19% | 18% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 9.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lowell Dracut Tyngsborough State Forest, at 239 acres with 3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lowell Dracut Tyngsborough State Forest | 3 mi | 239 |
| 2. Elbow Meadow Wildlife Management Area | 2.1 mi | 195 |
| 3. Sherburne Nature Center and Trails | 1.8 mi | 79 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Tyngsborough has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 53 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 25 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Tyngsborough.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Children under 18 are 24% of residents (19% statewide). 52% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Tyngsborough. Tyngsborough has grown 2.8% since 2020, to 12,721 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Tyngsborough | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 52% | 47% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.4 years | 43.4 years | 40.5 years |
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Across Massachusetts, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Tyngsborough | MA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.4% | 10.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.8% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 8.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.3% | 22.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.9% | 14.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.1% | 25.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.7% | 21.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
72.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.8% across Massachusetts.
The median rent in Tyngsborough is $1,986 a month.
| Tyngsborough | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,986 a month | $1,682 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 86% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Tyngsborough
About 8 of every 100 Tyngsborough residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Massachusetts.
Where Tyngsborough’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Tyngsborough on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Tyngsborough.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Tyngsborough (also spelled Tyngsboro) is a town in northern Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Tyngsborough is 28 miles (45 km) from Boston along the Route 3 corridor, and located on the New Hampshire state line. At the 2020 census, the town population was 12,380. By its location, the town serves as a suburb of neighboring cities such as Nashua, New Hampshire, and Lowell, Massachusetts.
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6 towns share a border with Tyngsborough.
Lowell next door grades lower for schools (D to Tyngsborough’s C+) and higher for cost of living (C to D).
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyngsborough | #220 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A |
| Dunstable | #27 | A+ | C+ | A | A | A+ |
| Chelmsford | #98 | A− | D | B | B+ | A+ |
| Dracut | #170 | B | C− | B+ | C | A− |
| Lowell | #260 | D | C | C− | D | B |
| Groton | #7 | A+ | C+ | A | A | A+ |
| Westford | #37 | A+ | D | A | A | A+ |
Tyngsborough reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Tyngsborough with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Tyngsborough grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #220 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades A for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $553,000, 16% below the Massachusetts typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
4 notable people were born here, including William Adams Richardson and George Francis Richardson.
