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Beverly is a small city of 42,665 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 17 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $650k and rent runs about $2k a month.
42,665people
$650kTypical home
$1,771/moRent
80° / 36°Summer / winter
49"Snow
229Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 42,665
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,827 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Boston, MA
- 17 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $650k (≈$4,101/mo)
- Median rent $1,771/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (196 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (507 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BOS airport
- 16 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- Right on the coast
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,037 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 204 bars within 25 mi
- 1,152 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 187 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: D+20 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk