Boston vs Revere

A side-by-side comparison of Boston and Revere: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Boston has the higher population (663,972 vs 59,933 in Revere). Boston has the higher median household income ($94,755 vs $81,121 in Revere). Boston has the higher median home value ($710,400 vs $566,200 in Revere).

Population, income & housing

	Boston	Revere
Population	663,972	59,933
Median age	33.2 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$94,755	$81,121
Median home value	$710,400	$566,200
Median gross rent	$2,093	$1,966
Housing units	307,840	23,445
Homeownership rate	35.4%	50.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.1%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boston	Revere
Population	684,379 → 663,972 (-3.0%)	53,692 → 59,933 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$71,115 → $94,755 (+33.2%)	$62,568 → $81,121 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$532,700 → $710,400 (+33.4%)	$373,800 → $566,200 (+51.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,620 → $2,093 (+29.2%)	$1,419 → $1,966 (+38.5%)

Boston

Population

684,379663,972

Median household income

$71,115$94,755

Median home value

$532,700$710,400

Median gross rent

$1,620$2,093

Revere

Population

53,69259,933

Median household income

$62,568$81,121

Median home value

$373,800$566,200

Median gross rent

$1,419$1,966

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boston	Revere
Under 5	4.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	10.6%	14.0%
18 to 24	14.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	23.5%	16.6%
35 to 44	13.3%	15.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	10.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.7%
75 and over	5.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boston	Revere
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	48.0%
Black or African American	20.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	9.9%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	18.9%	38.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boston	Revere
No high school diploma	11.1%	17.2%
High school graduate	18.3%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.5%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	25.6%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boston	Revere
Drove alone	34.1%	53.5%
Carpooled	5.4%	10.4%
Public transit	24.0%	23.9%
Walked	13.8%	1.9%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	18.8%	8.0%
Other means	1.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boston	Revere
1-unit, detached	12.0%	29.4%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	35.8%	32.7%
5 to 19 units	18.7%	7.0%
20 or more units	27.1%	22.6%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Boston	Revere
Poverty rate	16.9%	12.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	30	35
Median year structure built	1947	1963