Cities / Massachusetts / Lowell

Lowell, MA

118,368 people

Right Now

Weather

66°F

Cloudy

Today: Showers And Thunderstorms, high 78°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, West Middlesex)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 11.2 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BOS

24 mi — Boston Logan International Airport

Population & People

Population

118,368

Median age

35.6

Median household income

$78,658

Poverty rate

16.9%

Unemployment rate

5.7%

Bachelor's degree+

30.0%

Avg. commute

25 min

Hispanic or Latino

20.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$429,200

Median gross rent

$1,625/mo

Homeownership rate

43.23%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,351

HUD Fair Market Rent (Lowell city, 0 mi from Lowell), 2026. Efficiency $1621, 1BR $1792, 2BR $2351, 3BR $2819, 4BR $3113. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Massachusetts gasoline midgrade

$4.58

Massachusetts commercial electricity

23.08¢/kWh

Massachusetts industrial electricity

19.35¢/kWh

Massachusetts residential electricity

30.48¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

820104.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

644178.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Massachusetts

1312.72

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Massachusetts-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BOS

Boston Logan International Airport

24 mi away

PVD

Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport

63 mi away

BDL

Bradley International Airport

85 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Massachusetts energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Massachusetts economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).