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Salisbury

North Shore · pop. 9,800

Salisbury Beach draws the summer crowds, arcades, fried clams, tiki bars, and the off-season is quiet rural Essex County. The price is the pitch: $600Ks for ocean-adjacent.

Coastal TouristCommuter ValueRural Retreat
Livability Index
52
/ 100
Ranks #161 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$625k
6.8× household income
Household income
$92k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
56 min
peak driving
Population
9,800
5-yr trend 58/100

How Salisbury scores

Schools
72
Safety
76
Walkability
38
Transit
15
Biking
32
Dining
45
Nightlife
32
Arts & Culture
38
Green Space
42
Diversity
25
Climate
62

Who lives in Salisbury

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
49.4
Foreign-born
5.4%
Bachelor's or higher
45%
Population
9,182
White85.9%
Hispanic / Latino6.3%
Asian3.1%
Black1.1%
Other / multi3.6%

Schools in Salisbury

Triton School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Above average
51/100
ELA · 3-8
p54
45.8%
Math · 3-8
p55
48.5%
ELA · 10
p49
59%
Math · 10
p38
42.4%
Grad rate
95.9%
Above average
Spend / pupil
$24.9k
Top 25% in MA
Teachers / 100
10
Top 10% in MA
Enrollment
2,155

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
Buyers who want beach access under $700K and don't mind a car-only life and summer crowds.
The tradeoff
No MBTA access, limited year-round dining, and the beach strip is aggressively seasonal.

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