2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lincoln, MA vs Somerville, MA

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Highlights
- Somerville spends 0.0% less per student than Lincoln.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Somerville than in Lincoln. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Somerville had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln
 Lincoln, MASomerville, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lincoln    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

So much better, and waspier, than concord. My family has been in concord/lincoln for 400 years. Lincoln is better. If you care about public school ratings then you are  More

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Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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