Essex County, Massachusetts — cities by momentum

All states·Massachusetts·Essex County

16 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

16
Cities tracked
580,716
Combined population
$765,045
Median home (county)
15
Rising / Hot

Essex County, Massachusetts has 16 tracked cities with a combined population of 580,716. The median home value across these cities is $765,045.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Newburyport, with a composite score of 74 (Rising) — median home $927,506, +3.6% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Lawrence at $510,950.

Newburyport

pop 19,163
74
Rising$927,506 · +3.6%

Gloucester

pop 30,491
72
Rising$771,391 · +2.1%

Rockport

pop 5,010
72
Rising$873,476 · +2.9%

Marblehead

pop 20,441
71
Rising$1,044,841 · +0.9%

Lynnfield

pop 13,000
71
Rising$1,102,757 · +2.0%

Andover

pop 9,735
71
Rising$999,774 · +2.7%

Swampscott

pop 15,111
70
Rising$828,429 · +1.8%

Lawrence

pop 89,332
69
Rising$510,950 · +2.8%

Salisbury

pop 5,629
69
Rising$630,835 · +1.2%

Haverhill

pop 68,291
68
Rising$549,818 · +2.5%

Beverly

pop 43,223
67
Rising$765,045 · +3.3%

Lynn

pop 103,489
65
Rising$584,482 · +0.5%

Saugus

pop 28,619
65
Rising$693,173 · +0.5%

Salem

pop 45,677
64
Rising$609,737 · +0.5%

Danvers

pop 28,087
64
Rising$733,432 · +1.9%

Peabody

pop 55,418
61
Stable$698,048 · +0.7%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
35° / 21°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
81° / 64°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
200
~55% of year
Annual precip
48″ rain
43″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Moderate
Tornado
Low
Wildfire
Very low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.