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Lynn, MA
103,489 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 2537490 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Lynn ranked #177 of 340 cities and 2nd of 14 in its peer group, on 8 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Lynn and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Lowell MA, Allentown PA, New Bedford MA, Elizabeth NJ, Bridgeport CT, Lakewood NJ, Worcester MA, Dearborn MI, Waterbury CT, Inglewood CA, South Bend IN, Miami Gardens FL, Brockton MA · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #177 of 340 cities · 2nd of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #305 | #303 | #296 | #292 | #275 | #272 | #228 | #239 | #237 | #182 | #204 | #260 | #250 | #262 | #272 | #179 | #134 | #269 | #177 | #212 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 89,113 | 89,071 | 89,100 | 89,445 | 89,899 | 90,532 | 90,709 | 91,437 | 92,025 | 92,565 | 93,057 | 93,185 | 93,915 | 94,336 | 94,299 | 101,073 | 100,921 | 101,210 | 101,868 | 103,489 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #190 of 340 cities · 7th of 14 in its peer group | -0.7 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 | +0.0 | — | +0.1 | -0.1 | +0.1 | +0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.4 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #272 of 303 cities with data · 7th of 13 in its peer group with data · 2022 | — | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | — | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | — | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | — | — | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #303 of 340 cities · 8th of 14 in its peer group | 29.9% | 28.0% | 24.7% | 24.2% | 26.9% | 26.8% | 25.0% | 26.3% | 25.5% | 22.0% | 27.4% | 23.9% | 26.3% | 26.5% | 24.6% | — | 27.2% | 30.0% | 26.6% | 29.3% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #98 of 304 cities with data · 4th of 14 in its peer group | 5.6 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #143 of 295 cities with data · 8th of 13 in its peer group with data | — | — | 73.0 | 86.1 | 75.6 | 64.1 | 37.5 | 47.0 | 58.7 | 50.8 | 57.0 | 64.4 | 53.2 | 50.9 | 46.7 | 41.6 | 36.7 | 45.5 | 29.4 | 53.1 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24,124 | 24,528 | 24,080 | 25,105 | 26,087 | 25,927 | 26,145 | 25,782 | 26,094 | 24,677 | 24,678 | 25,536 | 25,425 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #299 of 329 cities with data · 11th of 13 in its peer group with data · 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +0.1 | -4.1 | +2.1 | +1.6 | -3.1 | -0.5 | -2.8 | -0.0 | +1.8 | -1.5 | -1.8 | -2.8 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42,085 | 40,895 | 43,539 | 44,602 | 47,085 | 45,645 | 47,910 | 47,391 | 44,079 | — | 49,812 | 50,686 | 50,878 | 54,529 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #107 of 340 cities · 2nd of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.7% | 11.0% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 6.1% | 5.8% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 6.5% | — | 5.2% | 4.7% | 3.2% | 4.2% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #309 of 314 cities with data · 14th of 14 in its peer group | -6% | -6% | -4% | -3% | -8% | -1% | 10% | -2% | -6% | -2% | 2% | -0% | -4% | -4% | -3% | 9% | 15% | 13% | -5% | -28% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #31 of 314 cities with data · 2nd of 14 in its peer group | $4,313 | $4,244 | $1,636 | $1,433 | $1,450 | $1,319 | $1,175 | $1,009 | $934 | $1,227 | $637 | $1,030 | $861 | $880 | $863 | $752 | $717 | $781 | $686 | $596 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Lynn. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.