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Saugus vs Lancaster 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).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
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 | Lancaster | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,773 |
8,606Lowest |
60,012Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+20.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
43.1±4.9 8% above MA |
39.2±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Saugus and Lancaster 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% |
19.2%±4 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Revere and Lancaster 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% |
19.9%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Saugus and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4% MA: 47.3% |
50.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Saugus and Revere 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 |
$134,833±$27kHighest 30% above MA |
$86,969±$10kLowest 16% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
$519,100±$60kLowest 8% below MA |
$597,400±$17k 6% above MA |
| Saugus and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,241±$201 27% above MA |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
$2,076±$95Lowest 18% above MA |
| Lancaster and Saugus 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 |
$7,235Highest 21% above MA |
$5,605Lowest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53%±9.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.9%±4.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Lancaster and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.5% MA: 62.5% |
85.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1971Highest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest about the MA average |
32 min 9% above MA |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.3%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #194 of 282 in MA | #145 of 282 in MA | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Saugus | Nashoba | Revere |
| High school in town | Saugus High | None in town | Revere High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.5Highest |
— | 13.6Lowest |
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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.