Lowell, MA vs Northampton, MA: City Score compared

Lowell, MA scores 33 and Northampton, MA scores 31 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 2 points apart. Each city is read on its own numbers: the condition from public data, how the church is moving this week, and Christianity on the Move across the cultural areas of impact. How the score is built.

The score, side by side

	Lowell, MA	Northampton, MA
City Score	33	31
Condition (public data)	33	29
Movement (how the church is moving)	33	33
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Lowell is up against	63	59
Where grace is growing	37	12
Marriage & family	24	32
Christian liberty	32	32

Christianity on the Move

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable.

Cultural area	Lowell, MA	Northampton, MA
Overall	40, Drifting	34, Drifting
The Church	33, Lukewarm	3, Barren
The Family	24, Divided	32, Divided
Education	38, Wandering	22, Wandering
Government	33, Restrictive	33, Restrictive
Media	44, Negative	44, Negative
Arts & Entertainment	26, Worldly	34, Worldly
Business	62, Generous	26, Tightfisted
Compassion	56, Stirring	78, Merciful

City Score over the last 4 weeks

Week	Lowell, MA	Northampton, MA
2026-W43	39	31
2026-W44	37	31
2026-W45	37	33
2026-W46	37	33

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