Best PlacesBeverly, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beverly, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Beverly ranks 428th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Beverly
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Beverly's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beverly ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of cities
Where Beverly ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 4% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of cities
- Short commute30.0 minutes each way, better than only 25% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 28% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 28% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Beverly
A household needs to earn about $186,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beverly home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $125,160, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Beverly's effective rate of 1.04%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Beverly
Beverly's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Beverly.
Who works in Beverly, and how
Work in Beverly centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Beverly
Beverly has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of cities and more parkland per resident than 90% of cities. The coast is about 3 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Beverly and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Beverly, month by month
Beverly sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Beverly
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 15 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 21.1 million passengers in 2025, with 199 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Beverly
Schools across Beverly average a B, better than 64% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Manchester Memorial ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- North Beverly ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Cove ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Beverly Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Collins MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Beverly HighB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beverly school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beverly measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Beverly against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Beverly suits
Common questions about living in Beverly
Is Beverly a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beverly ranks 428th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and walkability, and lowest on childcare costs and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beverly expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $689,667. The overall cost of living runs about 30% above the national average. Set against a $125,160 median income, cost of living beats 53% of cities.
Is Beverly safe?
Yes, Beverly is safer than 92% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Beverly?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 21. That works out to about 76 pleasant days a year, more than 38% of cities.
Is Beverly good for families?
Schools beat 64% of cities, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $1,897 a month.
Compare Beverly with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beverly. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beverly represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Beverly detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beverly: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beverly: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beverly: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beverly: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beverly detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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