Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$597,400
Boston $646,300
Median rent$2,076/mo
Boston $2,023/mo
Cost-burdened households48%
Boston 36%
Revere
Suffolk County60,012 residentsRevere
46
D
Suburbgrade score
56th of 60 Boston suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
46
Boston median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Revere is like to live in, by category
Bars show Revere against Boston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 42/100
D−
Within-state proficiency19th pct
Boston median 47th pct
Student–teacher ratio11.0
Boston median 11.8
Graduation rate78%
Boston median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index100
Boston 100
Eff. tax rate0.90%
Boston 1.01%
Local sales tax6.25%
Boston median 6.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 30/100
F
Mean commute34.2 min
Boston 30.3 min
Under 30 minutes41%
Boston 52%
Transit stops / sq mi15
Boston median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 63/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés50
Boston median 51 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Boston median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks65
Boston median 65 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median household income$86,969
Boston $115,863
Unemployment7.0%
Boston 4.9%
Professional occupations32%
Boston 54%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Revere on commute & transport
Revere's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Cambridge7 mi from RevereB 74 B Waltham13 mi from RevereB 65 C+ Newton13 mi from RevereB− 75 B Brookline10 mi from RevereB− 77 B Watertown10 mi from RevereB− 68 B− Gloucester21 mi from RevereC+ 52 D+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Revere
Is Revere, MA a good place to live?
Revere scores 46 out of 100, 56th of 60 Boston suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Revere expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $597,400, 8% below the Boston median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.90%. $2,076/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Revere?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Revere sit at the 19th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 78% graduation rate and a 11.0 student–teacher ratio. Revere is served by Revere. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Revere?
The mean commute is 34.2 min, with 41% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.2% working from home. Transit density is 15 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Revere?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 50 restaurants and cafés and 65 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Revere old or new?
The median home in Revere was built in 1965 — close to 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. 34% 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.