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41.87° N · 70.94° W · GEOID 2548220

North Lakeville

Plymouth County, Massachusetts · part of the Boston, MA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

MassachusettsNorth Lakeville, MANorth LakevilleNorth Lakeville

The short answer

North Lakeville is home to 3,624 people. Median household income is $106,713 a year and median rent is $1,920 a month, 21.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $543,300, about 5.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,920
41% above the median place
Median household income
$106,713
33% above the median place
Median home value
$543,300
70% above the median place
Unemployment
5.1%
4% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about North Lakeville

  • 71% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 93% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Median rent is $1,920 a month, higher than in 83% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 5.1 years of the median household's income, more than in 83% of places its size.
01

Moving to North Lakeville

Plymouth County gains about 1.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in19,482
Moved out18,840
Net+642

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Norfolk County, MA5,0783,440+1,638
Bristol County, MA2,7973,742−945
Suffolk County, MA2,9581,592+1,366

Within Massachusetts, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MassachusettsOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$101K
Leavers$91K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Plymouth County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Plymouth County report $100,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $91,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$76,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,920 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,548 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $543,300.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 14.9% work from home; 2.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Potomac Mills, VA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in6
$100,857
43% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$91,203
30% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNorth LakevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.5%22% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$100,85743% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$91,20330% above
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 70.7%, 40% above the median place.

North Lakeville21.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$76,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.6%
6% above the median place
Home price to income
5.1x
34% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$83,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like North Lakeville, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Berthoud, CO18.0% vs 21.6%$17,100Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
70.7%
40% above the median place
Median home value1
$543,300
70% above the median place
Median year built1
1992
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureNorth LakevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,92041% above
Rent to income121.6%6% above
Property tax rate10.9%4% above
Home price to income15.1x34% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure108.37% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,40949% above
Property tax paid (median)1$5,16258% above
Median home value1$543,30070% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.4%37% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure53.4%4% above
Homeownership165.6%1% below
Renters paying 30%+170.7%40% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,54836% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.9%3% below
Median year built119921% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $53,157, 33% above the median place.

Income per person1
$53,157
33% above the median place
Poverty rate1
6.6%
39% below the median place
Median household income1
$106,713
33% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNorth LakevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$106,71333% above
Income per person1$53,15733% above
Unemployment1County figure5.1%4% above
Average annual pay5County figure$72,76310% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.2%14% above
Jobs5County figure197,44831% above
Poverty rate16.6%39% below
Mean commute129 min16% above
Works from home114.9%19% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.9%238% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 96.5%, 5% above the median place.

High school or higher1
96.5%
5% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
41.0%
28% above the median place
Household size1
2.7
6% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureNorth LakevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,6246646th largest
Median age137.44% below
Bachelor's or higher141.0%28% above
High school or higher196.5%5% above
Household size12.76% above
Born abroad1County figure11.2%27% above
No health insurance1County figure2.5%61% below
Homes with broadband192.3%0% below
05

Life in North Lakeville

148 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 7 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents13.8 +36%
Playgrounds per 10k22.1 2.3×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.8 −75%
Libraries per 10k5.5 6.3×
Named paths and bike trails2 km −20%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.6 2.8×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.2 +2%
Shops33.8 +12%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.9 +44%
Doctors' offices and clinics15.8 −22%
Child care centers2.9 +26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools10
138
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
76,321
above the median place (median 4,897)
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
5.9
44% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureNorth LakevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure138above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure76,321above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure13.115% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure21.22% above
Shops per 10k7County figure33.812% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure5.944% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure15.822% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.926% above
Parks per 10k813.836% above
Playgrounds per 10k822.1135% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k82.875% below
Libraries per 10k85.5above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails81.620% below
Transit stops per sq mi80.6181% above
National Register listings9County figure148above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 37, 14% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached North Lakeville. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index13
37
14% below the median place
Good air days13
84.4%
23% above the median place
Tornado risk12
48.2
41% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNorth LakevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure83°F5% below
January average low11County figure21°F16% below
Average temperature11County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation11County figure50.6 in16% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure90.42% below
Hurricane risk12County figure90.728% above
Tornado risk12County figure48.241% below
Wildfire risk12County figure53.812% below
Heat wave risk12County figure83.97% below
Median air quality index13County figure3714% below
Good air days13County figure84.4%23% above
08

North Lakeville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,920/mo (2024)$2,450/mo$2,010 to $2,990/mo+4.2%
Median household income$106,713 (2024)$136,500$115,500 to $161,500+4.2%
Median home value$543,300 (2024)$791,000$574,000 to $1,090,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 5.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like North Lakeville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Potomac Mills, VA$1,956$104,545Compare
Aspen Hill, MD$1,916$111,575Compare
Westminster, CO$1,882$100,272Compare
Meridian, ID$1,805$100,795Compare
Meridian, IDWestminster, COAspen Hill, MDPotomac Mills, VANorth Lakeville, MANorth LakevillePotomac MillsAspen HillWestminsterMeridianNorth LakevillePotomac MillsAspen HillWestminsterMeridian

Common questions

Is North Lakeville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 71% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 93% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. Median rent is $1,920 a month, higher than in 83% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 53 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is North Lakeville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $543,300.

What salary do you need to live in North Lakeville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $76,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to North Lakeville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Potomac Mills, VA, Aspen Hill, MD, Westminster, CO and Meridian, ID.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares North Lakeville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for North Lakeville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/north-lakeville-massachusetts

Citytistics. “North Lakeville, Massachusetts.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/north-lakeville-massachusetts/

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