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Massachusetts·Essex County
11 tracts·55K people·$596K median·3,369/mi²
White 73 · Hispanic 15 · Multiracial 5 · Black 4 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 46 · Living alone 31 · Other 23
Retail 30 · Health 25 · Manufacturing 15 · Professional 14 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 2 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 24 · Service 18 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 10 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Peabody is $596,200 (Census ACS) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
Peabody has 54,695 residents across 11 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 45.3; the population is 72.5% White, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Multiracial, 4.3% Black, 2.5% Asian and 1.2% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 35.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.7% (Census ACS).
West Memorial (42%), John E. McCarthy (39%) and South Memorial (39%) lead the elementary schools; J Henry Higgins Middle is the middle school with reported scores (30%); Peabody Veterans Memorial High is the high school with reported scores (36%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,950/month, 24% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Peabody is $96,657 a year, 12% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Peabody, median rent is $1,950/month and the median home value is $596,200 (Census ACS).
Peabody reported 2.8 violent crimes and 8.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Peabody are ice storm (67), earthquake (65) and landslide (54), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.32g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Peabody, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).