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Newburyport vs Scituate vs Newbury
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).
Scituate has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Newbury has the highest household income ($175k).
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 | Scituate | Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,652 |
19,365Highest |
6,777Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% MA: +7.4% |
+5.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.8±2.9 25% above MA |
47.1±3.1Lowest 18% above MA |
55.1±4.8Highest 38% 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% |
22.2%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.1%±3.9Lowest 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% |
22.2%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.5%±5.2Highest 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% |
66.8% MA: 47.3% |
60.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±2.6Highest 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 |
$136,732±$16kLowest 32% above MA |
$174,868±$59kHighest 68% 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 |
$847,600±$25kHighest 51% above MA |
$840,600±$40k 50% 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 |
$1,609±$311 9% below MA |
$1,806±$1kHighest about the MA average |
| 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 |
$8,807Highest 47% above MA |
$6,661Lowest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±9.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.7%±10.3 MA: 51.8% |
53%±26.7Highest 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% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 8% above MA |
38 minHighest 31% above MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
| Work from home | 28.9%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
28%±4 MA: 18.6% |
21.5%±6Lowest 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 | #43 of 282 in MA | #137 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Newburyport | Scituate | Triton |
| High school in town | Newburyport High | Scituate High School | Triton Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
11.3Highest |
10.6 |
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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.