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Peabody vs Epping vs Leominster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peabody has the most expensive homes ($596k median).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Leominster has the most affordable homes ($380k 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 | Peabody | Epping | Leominster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 54,695Highest |
7,430Lowest |
43,909 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±2.4Highest 16% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
43.3±2.2Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Peabody and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Leominster and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±1.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Peabody and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Epping and Leominster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,657±$4k 20% above U.S. |
$104,220±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$83,816±$7kLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Epping and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $596,200±$12kHighest 79% above U.S. |
$436,900±$35k 31% above U.S. |
$380,400±$14kLowest 14% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,950±$99Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
$1,354±$50Lowest 4% below U.S. |
| Peabody and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,065Lowest 62% above U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$5,256 69% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±5.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 10.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.9%±2.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #228 of 282 in MA | #77 of 120 in NH | #233 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Peabody | Epping School District | Leominster |
| High school in town | Peabody Veterans Memorial High | Epping High School | Leominster High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
9.3Lowest |
10.6Highest |
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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.