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Ashburnham vs Beverly vs South Ashburnham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashburnham has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Beverly has the most expensive homes ($650k median).
South Ashburnham has the highest household income ($126k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Ashburnham | Beverly | South Ashburnham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,415 |
42,665Highest |
1,500Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.3Highest about the MA average |
39±1.8 about the MA average |
38.1±10.4Lowest 5% below MA |
| Ashburnham and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.5%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±8.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Ashburnham and South Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.5 MA: 17.9% |
19.4%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
8.2%±4.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Beverly and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44% MA: 47.3% |
53.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
7.2%±5.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Beverly and South Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,809±$11k 14% above MA |
$106,044±$7kLowest about the MA average |
$126,071±$42kHighest 21% above MA |
| South Ashburnham and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,700±$34k 30% below MA |
$650,300±$13kHighest 16% above MA |
$370,300±$56kLowest 34% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,807±$1kHighest about the MA average |
$1,771±$106Lowest about the MA average |
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| Ashburnham and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,046 about the MA average |
$6,836Highest 14% above MA |
$4,896Lowest 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±10.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 6.8% MA: 10% |
9.4%Highest MA: 10% |
6.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest MA: 62.5% |
60.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 10% above MA |
30 min 3% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 16%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
22.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.7%±18.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Beverly and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #178 of 282 in MA | #144 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Ashburnham-Westminster | Beverly | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Beverly High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.