North Shore & Harbor · Commuter Rail

Lynn

Lynn Harbor, Nahant Bay and the Saugus River — Lynn Shore Reservation, King's Beach

55 minStation to campus (estimated)

$355,000Median condo price (2025)

149Condo sales (2025)

$365,000Median condo price (2024)

70Walk Score (city)

101,253Population (2020)

Lynn's station (listed by the MBTA as Lynn Interim) has a station-area Walk Score of 95 and is 24–27 minutes from North Station.

It had the lowest 2025 median condo price in this study, $355,000.

The commute

Route	Commuter Rail — Newburyport/Rockport Line
Station	Lynn (interim station, Newburyport/Rockport Line)
Main ride	24 min to North Station (MBTA schedule)
Connection	Orange Line to Downtown Crossing, Red Line to Central, then a 10-minute walk — or the EZRide shuttle
Station to campus	55 min, estimated (limit 45) — see method
Peak service	7 inbound trains arriving 6:22–9:31 AM

Station	Line	Station-area Walk Score
Lynn	Commuter rail	95

Highlighted stations score 70+ ("Very Walkable") at the station's location.

Median condo sale price	$355,000 (2025) — at or under the ceiling
Change from 2024	$365,000 → $355,000 (-2.7%)
Walk Score / Transit Score	70 / 40 · most walkable area: Central Lynn (87), Highlands (86)
Water and sewer	Lynn Water & Sewer Commission (water and sewer)
Waterfront	Lynn Harbor, Nahant Bay and the Saugus River — Lynn Shore Reservation, King's Beach
Flood note	After FEMA's 2013 coastal remap, more than 800 Lynn property owners were expected to need flood insurance.

≤45 min Estimated station-to-campus time of 45 minutes or less — does not meet
≤$600K 2025 median condo sale price at or under $600,000 — meets
Station At least one rail or subway station whose surroundings score 70+ on Walk Score — meets
Utilities Public water and sewer town-wide — meets
Walkable City Walk Score of 70+, or a ranked neighborhood of 70+ — meets
Water On the coast or a river — meets