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Beverly vs Andover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beverly has the most renters (39.9% rent).
Andover has the highest household income ($173k).
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 | Beverly | Andover |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 42,665Highest |
36,652Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
42.9±1Highest 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
16%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
75.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7kLowest about the MA average |
$172,606±$16kHighest 66% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$13kLowest 16% above MA |
$855,600±$22kHighest 52% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$106Lowest about the MA average |
$2,201±$129Highest 25% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836Lowest 14% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
39.7%±7.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 3% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
30.4%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #144 of 282 in MA | #68 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Beverly | Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Beverly High | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.