Lowell, Massachusetts

About Lowell

Lowell is a mid-size city in northern Massachusetts counting 120,418 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 5th largest city in Massachusetts.

Lowell holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 13.61 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 8,848 residents per square mile.

📰 Lowell News Today

• Lowell City Hall Clock Tower Dedicated to Walter "Wally" Burns Lowell, MA (.gov) · Aug 18
• CHIRP CHIRP: City of Lowell and Massachusetts Fish & Game Open Urban Mini Forest and Pollinator Meadow to Increase Biodiversity in Centralville John Guilfoil Public Relations · Aug 18
• UMass Lowell Joins 10-Year, $480 Million Effort to Bolster Defense Textile Manufacturing UMass Lowell · Aug 17
• Arrest log Lowell Sun · Aug 15
• Louise Chani Obituary (2026) - Merrimack, NH - Rivet Funeral Home & Crematorium Inc. - Merrimack Legacy obituary · Aug 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lowell Unique

• One of the 5 largest cities in Massachusetts (#5 statewide).
• One of 11 places in the US named Lowell — but the Massachusetts one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Lowell

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Lowell

• Amici Trattoria — italian
• Applebee's — american
• Athenian Corner — greek
• Belvidere House of Pizza — pizza
• Bertucci's — italian
• Brew'd Awakening Coffeehouse — coffee shop (café)
• Brothers — pizza
• Cafeto
• China Buffet — chinese
• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Boot Cotton Mills Museum · Museum
• Chuck E. Cheese
• National Streetcar Museum · Museum
• The Butterfly Place · Zoo
• Tsongas Industrial History Center · Museum
• American Textile History Museum · Museum
• Arts Research Collaborative · Art gallery
• Gathering Rocks · Attraction
• Littlefield Library Museum · Museum
• Loading Dock Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lowell

• 🏞️ Lowell National Historical Park · National Park reviews ★
• Cutter Woods Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Deer Jump/Behrakis Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Deer Jump/Spalding Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Deer Jump/Susan Stott Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lowell Dracut Tyngsborough State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sherburne Nature Center and Trails · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★
• 110 Baseball Fields reviews ★
• ARMY SPC Mathew G. Boule Memorial Park reviews ★
• Albert & Marjorie Dunlap Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Alcorn Road Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lowell

• Brookside Elementary
• Center Elementary School
• Charles D Harrington
• Chelmsford High
• Col Moses Parker School
• Collegiate Charter School of Lowell
• Community Education Center
• Dracut Senior High
• Hajjar Elementary
• Innovation Academy Charter School
• Lowell Community Charter Public School
• Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School
• McCarthy Middle School
• South Row

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Lowell General Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lowell

🏘️ Nearby Communities