Swampscott.
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Massachusetts·Essex County
4 tracts·15K people·$771K median·5,055/mi²
White 84 · Hispanic 9 · Black 3 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 59 · Living alone 23 · Other 18
Retail 30 · Health 28 · Leisure 14 · Professional 9 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 6 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 65 · Sales · office 16 · Service 10 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 54 · Work from home 26 · Transit 11 · Carpool 9 · Walk 2 · 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 Swampscott is $771,100 (Census ACS) — 1.7× the US median of $458,812.
Swampscott has 15,277 residents across 4 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 44.5; the population is 84.1% White, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Black, 2.2% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 62.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.1% (Census ACS).
Swampscott Middle is the middle school with reported scores (49%); Swampscott High is the high school with reported scores (69%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,303/month, 46% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Swampscott is $134,386 a year, 56% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Swampscott, median rent is $2,303/month and the median home value is $771,100 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 98 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Swampscott are ice storm (53), earthquake (51) and landslide (43), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.29g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Swampscott, 1.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).