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Beverly vs Cavendish vs Woburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beverly has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Cavendish has the most affordable homes ($285k median).
Woburn has the most renters (44.3% rent).
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 | Cavendish | Woburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,665Highest |
1,242Lowest |
41,939 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.2±5.9Highest 16% above U.S. |
39.3±1.6 about the U.S. average |
| Cavendish and Woburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
17.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Beverly and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.6%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7k 31% above U.S. |
$89,063±$29kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$111,185±$9kHighest 38% above U.S. |
| Woburn and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$13k 95% above U.S. |
$285,100±$40kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$673,500±$17kHighest 102% above U.S. |
| Woburn and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$106 25% above U.S. |
$1,000±$546Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$2,221±$77Highest 57% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836Highest 119% above U.S. |
$3,948Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$5,354 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
28.9%±27Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.5%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
25 min 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.5%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Beverly and Cavendish 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 | #144 of 282 in MA | — | #169 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Beverly | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Woburn |
| High school in town | Beverly High | None in town | Woburn High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 11.2Lowest |
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U.S. 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.