Compare towns
Beverly vs Framingham vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beverly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8%).
Framingham has the highest household income ($107k).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
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 | Framingham | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,665Lowest |
72,399 |
154,749Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.9% MA: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8Highest about the MA average |
37.5±1 6% below MA |
33.7±0.5Lowest 16% below MA |
| Beverly and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.7%±1.6 MA: 19.4% |
24.2%±0.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Springfield and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.1%±1.1 MA: 17.9% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.7% MA: 47.3% |
20.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.5%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.5%±0.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7k about the MA average |
$107,419±$6kHighest 3% above MA |
$52,656±$2kLowest 49% below MA |
| Framingham 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±$13kHighest 16% above MA |
$627,300±$10k 12% above MA |
$245,000±$4kLowest 56% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$106 about the MA average |
$2,033±$57Highest 15% above MA |
$1,144±$55Lowest 35% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836 14% above MA |
$6,884Highest 15% above MA |
$3,695Lowest 38% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2 MA: 51.8% |
53.4%±5.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±3.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Springfield and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.4% MA: 10% |
25.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
54.8% MA: 62.5% |
49.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 8 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 3% above MA |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±2.2 MA: 18.6% |
8.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Beverly and Framingham 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 | #229 of 282 in MA | #276 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Beverly | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | Springfield |
| High school in town | Beverly High | Framingham High School | Springfield Central High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
12.7Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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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.