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Berlin vs Beverly vs Middleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most people working from home (29.1%).
Beverly has the most renters (39.9% rent).
Middleton has the highest household income ($167k).
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 | Berlin | Beverly | Middleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,378Lowest |
42,665Highest |
9,816 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.7±2.8Highest 24% above MA |
39±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
43.1±2 8% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.5%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±3 MA: 19.4% |
| Beverly and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.4%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.3% MA: 47.3% |
53.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,336±$12k 17% above MA |
$106,044±$7kLowest about the MA average |
$167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,600±$55kLowest 10% above MA |
$650,300±$13k 16% above MA |
$742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,420±$933Highest 37% above MA |
$1,771±$106 about the MA average |
$1,407±$284Lowest 20% below MA |
| Berlin and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,116 19% above MA |
$6,836Lowest 14% above MA |
$8,785Highest 47% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±19.7 MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.7%±25.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Beverly and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% MA: 10% |
9.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3% MA: 62.5% |
60.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 28 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1986 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 17% above MA |
30 minLowest 3% above MA |
30 min 3% above MA |
| Work from home | 29.1%±6.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.3%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Berlin and Beverly 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 | #61 of 282 in MA | #144 of 282 in MA | #71 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Berlin-Boylston | Beverly | Middleton |
| High school in town | None in town | Beverly High | None in town |
| 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.