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Peabody is a mid-size city of 54,695 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 14 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $596k and rent runs about $2k a month.
54,695people
$596kTypical home
$1,950/moRent
81° / 36°Summer / winter
46"Snow
229Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 54,695
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,369 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Boston, MA
- 14 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $596k (≈$3,760/mo)
- Median rent $1,950/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (630 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BOS airport
- 12 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 190 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,341 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 1,268 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 212 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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