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Best places to live in Greater Lowell

33 places with 752,112 residents within about 30 km of Lowell, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Lowell, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Londonderry (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 11,037 residents    71
  2. 2Salem (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 29,549 residents    71
  3. 3Atkinson (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 6,782 residents    69
  4. 4Windham (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 13,091 residents    69
  5. 5Hudson (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 7,336 residents    68
  6. 6Pelham (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 12,676 residents    68
  7. 7Billerica
    Massachusetts, 39,904 residents    67
  8. 8Nashua (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 87,970 residents    67
  9. 9Dracut
    Massachusetts, 28,831 residents    66
  10. 10Tewksbury
    Massachusetts, 29,326 residents    66

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For retired couples

  1. 1Pinehurst (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 7,152 residents    72
  2. 2Billerica
    Massachusetts, 39,904 residents    72
  3. 3Tewksbury
    Massachusetts, 29,326 residents    72
  4. 4Acton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 20,897 residents    71
  5. 5Dracut
    Massachusetts, 28,831 residents    71
  6. 6Carlisle (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 4,799 residents    69
  7. 7Hudson (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 7,336 residents    68
  8. 8Atkinson (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 6,782 residents    68
  9. 9Salem (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 29,549 residents    67
  10. 10Pelham (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 12,676 residents    67

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For remote workers

  1. 1Pelham (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 12,676 residents    62
  2. 2Hudson (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 7,336 residents    62
  3. 3Salem (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 29,549 residents    61
  4. 4Nashua (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 87,970 residents    61
  5. 5Billerica
    Massachusetts, 39,904 residents    60
  6. 6Londonderry (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 11,037 residents    60
  7. 7Dracut
    Massachusetts, 28,831 residents    59
  8. 8Atkinson (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 6,782 residents    59
  9. 9Tewksbury
    Massachusetts, 29,326 residents    59
  10. 10Windham (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 13,091 residents    59

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For commuters

  1. 1Lowell (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 110,699 residents    82
  2. 2Billerica
    Massachusetts, 39,904 residents    78
  3. 3Dracut
    Massachusetts, 28,831 residents    78
  4. 4Chelmsford
    Massachusetts, 33,925 residents    78
  5. 5Tewksbury
    Massachusetts, 29,326 residents    77
  6. 6Nashua (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 87,970 residents    73
  7. 7Methuen
    Massachusetts, 52,044 residents    73
  8. 8Salem (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 29,549 residents    72
  9. 9Pinehurst (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 7,152 residents    72
  10. 10Lawrence (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 80,231 residents    71

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For single professionals

  1. 1Lowell (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 110,699 residents    73
  2. 2Billerica
    Massachusetts, 39,904 residents    69
  3. 3Chelmsford
    Massachusetts, 33,925 residents    66
  4. 4Tewksbury
    Massachusetts, 29,326 residents    65
  5. 5Dracut
    Massachusetts, 28,831 residents    65
  6. 6Lawrence (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 80,231 residents    64
  7. 7Methuen
    Massachusetts, 52,044 residents    63
  8. 8Nashua (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 87,970 residents    62
  9. 9Pinehurst (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 7,152 residents    61
  10. 10North Andover
    Massachusetts, 28,222 residents    59

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Nashua (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 87,970 residents    48
  2. 2Salem (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 29,549 residents    47
  3. 3Londonderry (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 11,037 residents    47
  4. 4Hudson (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 7,336 residents    46
  5. 5Litchfield (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 8,307 residents    46
  6. 6Windham (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 13,091 residents    46
  7. 7Pelham (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 12,676 residents    46
  8. 8Atkinson (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 6,782 residents    45
  9. 9Hollis (New Hampshire)
    New Hampshire, 7,711 residents    40
  10. 10Harvard (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 6,085 residents    35

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Towns in Greater Lowell