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Saugus vs Mendon vs Revere
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Saugus has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Mendon has the highest household income ($132k).
Revere has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.2%).
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 | Saugus | Mendon | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,773 |
6,325Lowest |
60,012Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+20.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
39.2±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Saugus and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4% MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,539±$3k about the MA average |
$132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
$86,969±$10kLowest 16% below MA |
| Mendon and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,400±$13k 7% above MA |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$597,400±$17kLowest 6% above MA |
| Mendon and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$1,840±$196Lowest 4% above MA |
$2,076±$95 18% above MA |
| Saugus and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,049 about the MA average |
$7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$5,605Lowest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53%±9.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.9%±4.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.1% MA: 10% |
11.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.5% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min 4% above MA |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.3%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Mendon and Saugus 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 | #194 of 282 in MA | #210 of 282 in MA | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Mendon-Upton | Revere |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Revere High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.6 |
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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.