Compare towns
Framingham vs Hull vs Beverly
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Framingham has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
Hull has the oldest population (median age 56.1).
Beverly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8%).
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 | Framingham | Hull | Beverly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 72,399Highest |
10,138Lowest |
42,665 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9% MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.5±1Lowest 6% below MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
39±1.8 about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±1.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.5%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Framingham and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.4%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.4% MA: 47.3% |
53.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,419±$6k 3% above MA |
$115,485±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
$106,044±$7kLowest about the MA average |
| Hull and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $627,300±$10kLowest 12% above MA |
$646,000±$38k 15% above MA |
$650,300±$13kHighest 16% above MA |
| Beverly and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,033±$57 15% above MA |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$1,771±$106Lowest about the MA average |
| Hull and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,884Highest 15% above MA |
$6,089Lowest about the MA average |
$6,836 14% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Beverly and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
9.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
60.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1956 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 4% above MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
30 minLowest 3% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
22.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Beverly and Hull 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 | #229 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA | #144 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | Hull | Beverly |
| High school in town | Framingham High School | Hull High | Beverly High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
8.8Lowest |
12.2 |
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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.