Compare towns
Beverly vs Marblehead vs Upton
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%).
Marblehead has the most people working from home (34%).
Upton has the most affordable homes ($577k 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 | Marblehead | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,665Highest |
20,413 |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
| Marblehead and Upton 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% |
22.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Marblehead and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7kLowest about the MA average |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
| Marblehead and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$13k 16% above MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$106Highest about the MA average |
$1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Beverly and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836Lowest 14% above MA |
$8,309 39% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
| Beverly and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 8 yrs older than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 3% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #144 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Beverly | Marblehead | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Beverly High | Marblehead High | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
10.7Lowest |
11.2 |
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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.