Beverly vs Peabody

A side-by-side comparison of Beverly and Peabody: population, income, housing, and more.

Beverly and Peabody are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Peabody has the higher population (54,180 vs 42,408 in Beverly). Beverly has the higher median household income ($103,739 vs $95,278 in Peabody). Beverly has the higher median home value ($621,900 vs $566,200 in Peabody).

Population, income & housing

	Beverly	Peabody
Population	42,408	54,180
Median age	39.5 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$103,739	$95,278
Median home value	$621,900	$566,200
Median gross rent	$1,683	$1,902
Housing units	17,665	23,254
Homeownership rate	60.1%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.3%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beverly	Peabody
Population	41,885 → 42,408 (+1.2%)	52,906 → 54,180 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$80,586 → $103,739 (+28.7%)	$73,217 → $95,278 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$437,300 → $621,900 (+42.2%)	$387,400 → $566,200 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,282 → $1,683 (+31.3%)	$1,366 → $1,902 (+39.2%)

Beverly

Population

41,88542,408

Median household income

$80,586$103,739

Median home value

$437,300$621,900

Median gross rent

$1,282$1,683

Peabody

Population

52,90654,180

Median household income

$73,217$95,278

Median home value

$387,400$566,200

Median gross rent

$1,366$1,902

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beverly	Peabody
Under 5	5.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.4%	11.8%
18 to 24	12.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.7%
65 to 74	10.6%	12.0%
75 and over	8.0%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beverly	Peabody
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	76.7%
Black or African American	2.4%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beverly	Peabody
No high school diploma	3.4%	9.4%
High school graduate	20.9%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20.0%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beverly	Peabody
Drove alone	62.2%	79.6%
Carpooled	4.2%	6.6%
Public transit	7.1%	2.5%
Walked	5.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	19.0%	8.8%
Other means	2.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beverly	Peabody
1-unit, detached	50.1%	49.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	18.4%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	11.0%
20 or more units	14.0%	18.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Beverly	Peabody
Poverty rate	9.9%	6.5%
Average household size	2.30	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1957	1966