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Beverly vs Springfield 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%).
Springfield has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Woburn has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Springfield | Woburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,665Highest |
1,122Lowest |
41,939 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
51.4±8.8Highest 32% above U.S. |
39.3±1.6 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.9%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Beverly and Woburn 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% |
19.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Springfield and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7k 31% above U.S. |
$100,893±$19kLowest 25% 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. |
$384,100±$50kLowest 15% above 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. |
$1,096±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$2,221±$77Highest 57% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836Highest 119% above U.S. |
$5,946 91% above U.S. |
$5,354Lowest 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.5%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Beverly and Springfield 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 | — | Woburn |
| High school in town | Beverly High | — | Woburn High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 11.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.