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About Salisbury
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesSalisbury is a small coastal beach town and summer tourist destination in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The community is a popular summer resort beach town situated on the Atlantic Ocean, north of Boston on the New Hampshire border. It is home to the new Salisbury Beach Boardwalk, full of souvenir shops, restaurants, cafes, arcades and panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean. The population was 9,236 at the 2020 census. Parts of town comprise the census-designated place of Salisbury.
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Housing in Salisbury
The typical Salisbury home is worth about $633,000, up 1.6% in a year, close to the Massachusetts typical home.
Only 2 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Salisbury
Safety Grade B+
Salisbury reports less crime per resident than 66% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Salisbury sits closer to the middle.
Health in Salisbury
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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Schools in Salisbury
All Salisbury schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Salisbury’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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