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Haverhill

North Shore · pop. 68,618

Haverhill is an honest post-industrial city on the Merrimack: commuter rail to North Station, a reviving downtown, and among the most affordable prices for anything near Boston on the North Shore.

Commuter ValueCity Life
Livability Index
50
/ 100
Ranks #176 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$535k
6.1× household income
Household income
$88k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
42 min
peak driving
Population
68,618
5-yr trend 58/100

How Haverhill scores

Schools
60
Safety
58
Walkability
58
Transit
35
Biking
30
Dining
50
Nightlife
35
Arts & Culture
30
Green Space
30
Diversity
45
Climate
72

The honest read

Best for
Budget commuters and first-time buyers who need commuter rail access at a genuinely low price.
The tradeoff
Schools score a Niche C and crime rates are the highest in this dataset outside of major cities.

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Nearby towns

Bordering and adjacent Massachusetts towns near Haverhill.

North Andover
71/100 · $733k
North Shore
Boxford
52/100 · $1.07M
North Shore
Methuen
48/100 · $624k
North Shore
Lawrence
67/100 · $415k
North Shore

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