What stands out worked out from the figures below

Peabody has the shortest commute (26 min average).

Weymouth Town has the most people working from home (18.1%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Peabody	Weymouth Town
People
Population	54,695Lowest	58,505Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4%	+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4%
Median age	45.3±2.4Highest 13% above MA	44.1±1.4Lowest 10% above MA
	Peabody and Weymouth Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.7%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4%	16.4%±1.4Lowest MA: 19.4%
	Peabody and Weymouth Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.3%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9%	19.8%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35%Lowest MA: 47.3%	42.8%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9%	5.4%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9%
	Weymouth Town and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,657±$4kLowest 7% below MA	$102,714±$4kHighest about the MA average
	Weymouth Town 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 6% above MA	$552,100±$16kLowest about the MA average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,950±$99Highest 11% above MA	$1,941±$103Lowest 10% above MA
	Peabody and Weymouth Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,065Lowest 15% below MA	$5,359Highest 11% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.3%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8%	55.5%±7.1Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Peabody and Weymouth Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.7% MA: 10%	7.7% MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	65.6%Lowest MA: 62.5%	67.4%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA	1964Lowest same as MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest 11% below MA	35 minHighest 19% above MA
Work from home	10.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 18.6%	18.1%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#228 of 282 in MA	#221 of 282 in MA
School district	Peabody	Weymouth
High school in town	Peabody Veterans Memorial High	Weymouth High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.3Lowest	11.9Highest
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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.