Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median home value$680,500
Boston $646,300
Median rent$2,394/mo
Boston $2,023/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Boston 36%
Wilmington
Middlesex County23,336 residentsWilmington
64
C+
Suburbgrade score
21st of 60 Boston suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by commute & transport.
64
Boston median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Wilmington is like to live in, by category
Bars show Wilmington against Boston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 77/100
B
Within-state proficiency66th pct
Boston median 47th pct
Student–teacher ratio10.2
Boston median 11.8
Graduation rate96%
Boston median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index102
Boston 100
Eff. tax rate1.07%
Boston 1.01%
Local sales tax6.25%
Boston median 6.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 45/100
D
Mean commute30.3 min
Boston 30.3 min
Under 30 minutes54%
Boston 52%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Boston median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés35
Boston median 51 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Boston median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks47
Boston median 65 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median household income$168,152
Boston $115,863
Unemployment4.8%
Boston 4.9%
Professional occupations56%
Boston 54%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Wilmington on commute & transport
Wilmington's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Cambridge13 mi from WilmingtonB 74 B Waltham13 mi from WilmingtonB 65 C+ Newton16 mi from WilmingtonB− 75 B Brookline17 mi from WilmingtonB− 77 B Watertown14 mi from WilmingtonB− 68 B− Gloucester25 mi from WilmingtonC+ 52 D+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Wilmington
Is Wilmington, MA a good place to live?
Wilmington scores 64 out of 100, 21st of 60 Boston suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Wilmington expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $680,500, 5% above the Boston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.07%. $2,394/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Wilmington?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Wilmington sit at the 66th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 96% graduation rate and a 10.2 student–teacher ratio. Wilmington is served by Wilmington. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Wilmington?
The mean commute is 30.3 min, with 54% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 20% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Wilmington?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 35 restaurants and cafés and 47 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Wilmington old or new?
The median home in Wilmington was built in 1979 — newer than the Boston median of 1964. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 88% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.