Methuen vs Peabody

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

Methuen 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 53,043 in Methuen). Methuen has the higher median household income ($103,270 vs $95,278 in Peabody). Peabody has the higher median home value ($566,200 vs $472,200 in Methuen).

Population, income & housing

	Methuen	Peabody
Population	53,043	54,180
Median age	40.5 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$103,270	$95,278
Median home value	$472,200	$566,200
Median gross rent	$1,610	$1,902
Housing units	19,511	23,254
Homeownership rate	72.7%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Methuen	Peabody
Population	—	52,906 → 54,180 (+2.4%)
Median household income	—	$73,217 → $95,278 (+30.1%)
Median home value	—	$387,400 → $566,200 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,366 → $1,902 (+39.2%)

Methuen

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)

	Methuen	Peabody
Under 5	—	5.7%
5 to 17	—	11.8%
18 to 24	—	7.4%
25 to 34	—	12.6%
35 to 44	—	11.4%
45 to 54	—	12.1%
55 to 64	—	14.7%
65 to 74	—	12.0%
75 and over	—	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Methuen	Peabody
White (non-Hispanic)	—	76.7%
Black or African American	—	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.7%
Two or more races	—	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	—	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Methuen	Peabody
No high school diploma	—	9.4%
High school graduate	—	29.6%
Some college or associate's	—	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	—	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	—	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Methuen	Peabody
Drove alone	—	79.6%
Carpooled	—	6.6%
Public transit	—	2.5%
Walked	—	0.9%
Bicycle	—	0.1%
Worked from home	—	8.8%
Other means	—	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Methuen	Peabody
1-unit, detached	—	49.9%
1-unit, attached	—	4.7%
2 to 4 units	—	14.0%
5 to 19 units	—	11.0%
20 or more units	—	18.0%
Mobile home & other	—	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Methuen	Peabody
Poverty rate	—	6.5%
Average household size	—	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	—	1966