Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Median home value$650,300
Boston $646,300
Median rent$1,771/mo
Boston $2,023/mo
Cost-burdened households37%
Boston 36%
Beverly
Essex County42,665 residentsBeverly
56
C−
Suburbgrade score
35th of 60 Boston suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
56
Boston median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Beverly is like to live in, by category
Bars show Beverly against Boston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 65/100
C+
Within-state proficiency51st pct
Boston median 47th pct
Student–teacher ratio12.4
Boston median 11.8
Graduation rate91%
Boston median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index96
Boston 100
Eff. tax rate1.04%
Boston 1.01%
Local sales tax6.25%
Boston median 6.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Mean commute30.0 min
Boston 30.3 min
Under 30 minutes55%
Boston 52%
Transit stops / sq mi2.9
Boston median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 35/100
F
Restaurants & cafés23
Boston median 51 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Boston median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks38
Boston median 65 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Median household income$106,044
Boston $115,863
Unemployment4.4%
Boston 4.9%
Professional occupations59%
Boston 54%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Beverly on amenities
Beverly's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Cambridge19 mi from BeverlyA+ 74 B Somerville17 mi from BeverlyA+ 67 C+ Everett15 mi from BeverlyA+ 49 D+ Brookline22 mi from BeverlyA+ 77 B Watertown21 mi from BeverlyA+ 68 B− Malden14 mi from BeverlyA 55 C− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Beverly
Is Beverly, MA a good place to live?
Beverly scores 56 out of 100, 35th of 60 Boston suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Beverly expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $650,300, 1% above the Boston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.04%. $1,771/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Beverly?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Beverly sit at the 51st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 12.4 student–teacher ratio. Beverly is served by Beverly. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Beverly?
The mean commute is 30.0 min, with 55% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 2.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Beverly?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 23 restaurants and cafés and 38 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Beverly old or new?
The median home in Beverly was built in 1956 — older 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. 54% 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.