Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 38/100
D−
Median home value$519,300
Boston $646,300
Median rent$1,683/mo
Boston $2,023/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Boston 36%
Amesbury
Essex County17,403 residentsAmesbury
54
C−
Suburbgrade score
40th of 60 Boston suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
54
Boston median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Amesbury is like to live in, by category
Bars show Amesbury against Boston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Within-state proficiency47th pct
Boston median 47th pct
Student–teacher ratio11.0
Boston median 11.8
Graduation rate87%
Boston median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index90
Boston 100
Eff. tax rate1.41%
Boston 1.01%
Local sales tax6.25%
Boston median 6.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 47/100
D
Mean commute29.0 min
Boston 30.3 min
Under 30 minutes57%
Boston 52%
Transit stops / sq mi0.3
Boston median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 45/100
D
Restaurants & cafés22
Boston median 51 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Boston median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks67
Boston median 65 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Median household income$103,554
Boston $115,863
Unemployment3.6%
Boston 4.9%
Professional occupations50%
Boston 54%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Amesbury on housing & affordability
Amesbury's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Lynnfield22 mi from AmesburyB− 67 C+ Reading23 mi from AmesburyC+ 69 B− Wilmington22 mi from AmesburyC+ 64 C+ Newburyport4 mi from AmesburyC− 61 C Wakefield25 mi from AmesburyC− 66 C+ Danvers19 mi from AmesburyD+ 62 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Amesbury
Is Amesbury, MA a good place to live?
Amesbury scores 54 out of 100, 40th of 60 Boston suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Amesbury expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $519,300, 20% below the Boston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.41%. $1,683/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Amesbury?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Amesbury sit at the 47th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 11.0 student–teacher ratio. Amesbury is served by Amesbury. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Amesbury?
The mean commute is 29.0 min, with 57% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 17% working from home. Transit density is 0.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Amesbury?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 22 restaurants and cafés and 67 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Amesbury old or new?
The median home in Amesbury was built in 1969 — newer than the Boston median of 1964. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 58% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.