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Newburyport vs Newbury vs Scituate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newburyport has the most renters (22.5% rent).
Newbury has the highest household income ($175k).
Scituate has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
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 | Newburyport | Newbury | Scituate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,652 |
6,777Lowest |
19,365Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% MA: +7.4% |
+0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.8±2.9 25% above MA |
55.1±4.8Highest 38% above MA |
47.1±3.1Lowest 18% above MA |
| Newbury and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
17.1%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Scituate and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
26.5%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Newbury and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67%Highest MA: 47.3% |
60.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
66.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Newbury and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $139,625±$21k 34% above MA |
$174,868±$59kHighest 68% above MA |
$136,732±$16kLowest 32% above MA |
| Newbury and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $834,000±$37kLowest 48% above MA |
$840,600±$40k 50% above MA |
$847,600±$25kHighest 51% above MA |
| Scituate and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,592±$221Lowest 10% below MA |
$1,806±$1kHighest about the MA average |
$1,609±$311 9% below MA |
| Newbury and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,944 33% above MA |
$6,661Lowest 11% above MA |
$8,807Highest 47% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±9.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53%±26.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.7%±10.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Newbury and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.8% MA: 62.5% |
87.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 8% above MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
38 minHighest 31% above MA |
| Work from home | 28.9%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.5%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28%±4 MA: 18.6% |
| Newburyport and Scituate 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 | #56 of 282 in MA | #137 of 282 in MA | #43 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Newburyport | Triton | Scituate |
| High school in town | Newburyport High | Triton Regional High School | Scituate High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
10.6 |
11.3Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.