Name: Amesbury, MA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Amesbury

Essex County loses about 4.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in25,072

Moved out27,797

Net−2,725

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Middlesex County, MA7,5526,252+1,300

Suffolk County, MA4,3522,736+1,616

Rockingham County, NH1,2802,649−1,369

Hillsborough County, NH6271,041−414

Worcester County, MA558986−428

Norfolk County, MA748668+80

Plymouth County, MA349

Strafford County, NH327

Within Massachusetts, other states or abroad

Arrivals

56%43%

Leavers

43%56%

Within MassachusettsOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$105K

Leavers$100K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Essex County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 3.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Essex County report $104,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $100,400.
Income you would need: $67,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,683 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,771 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $519,300.
Getting to work: 29 minutes each way on average; 17.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: North Attleborough Town, MA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
3.9%
33% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.6%
17% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$104,889
49% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Amesbury	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	3.9%	33% below
Moved from another state1	1.6%	17% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-4.0	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$104,889	49% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$100,434	43% above

What it costs to live here

67% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 93% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Amesbury19.5%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$67,320

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

19.5%

4% below the median place

Home price to income

5.0x

32% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

19%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$83,800

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Amesbury, $1,683 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Amesbury, but easier on the budget

Places that match Amesbury on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
North Attleborough Town, MA	97	16.1% vs 19.5%	$10,000	Compare
Menomonee Falls, WI	93	15.7% vs 19.5%	$3,900	Compare
Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI	93	14.2% vs 19.5%	$6,900	Compare
Oconomowoc, WI	93	14.7% vs 19.5%	$10,400	Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
66.7%
32% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$7,360
125% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,771
48% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Amesbury	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,683	23% above
Rent to income1	19.5%	4% below
Property tax rate1	1.4%	56% above
Home price to income1	5.0x	32% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	108.3	7% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$3,008	86% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$7,360	125% above
Median home value1	$519,300	63% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	4.8%	52% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	49.5%	4% below
Homeownership1	68.6%	3% above
Renters paying 30%+1	66.7%	32% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,771	48% above
Vacant homes1	4.3%	40% below
Median year built1	1969	0% below

Work and pay

Income per person is $58,352, 46% above the median place.

Income per person1
$58,352
46% above the median place
Unemployment1
3.6%
25% below the median place
Poverty rate1
7.1%
34% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute29 min +16%

Median household income$103,554 +29%

Works from home17.4% +40%

Commutes by transit0.9% +8%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Amesbury	Vs median
Median household income1	$103,554	29% above
Income per person1	$58,352	46% above
Unemployment1	3.6%	25% below
Average annual pay5County figure	$78,072	18% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	3.3%	11% below
Jobs5County figure	326,688	117% above
Poverty rate1	7.1%	34% below
Mean commute1	29 min	16% above
Works from home1	17.4%	40% above
Commutes by transit1	0.9%	8% above

Who lives here

No health insurance is 2.9%, 55% below the median place.

No health insurance1
2.9%
55% below the median place
Median age1
43.7
12% above the median place
Household size1
2.3
10% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.7% +4%

Bachelor's or higher44.8% +40%

Homes with broadband94.2% +2%

Born abroad7.9% −10%

All 9 people measures

Measure	Amesbury	Vs median
Population1	17,403	2637th largest
Population change since 20206	1.3%	12% above
Median age1	43.7	12% above
Bachelor's or higher1	44.8%	40% above
High school or higher1	95.7%	4% above
Household size1	2.3	10% below
Born abroad1	7.9%	10% below
No health insurance1	2.9%	55% below
Homes with broadband1	94.2%	2% above

Life in Amesbury

Public schools here have 11.1 students per teacher, fewer than in 92% of the 1,707 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Founded or incorporated in 1642. 10 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Whittier, John Greenleaf, House listed 1966Landmark
Lowell's Boat Shop listed 1988Landmark
Rocky Hill Meetinghouse and Parsonage listed 1972
Amesbury and Salisbury Mills Village Historic District listed 1985
Amesbury Friends Meeting House listed 2002
Walker Body Company Factory listed 2007

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents17.2 +70%

Playgrounds per 10k5.2 −45%

Grocery stores per 10k0.6 −73%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k17.2 +55%

Libraries per 10k1.1 +32%

Named paths and bike trails17 km 8.7×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.4 +95%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Salem Maritime National Historical Park 23 miles
Lowell National Historical Park 23 miles
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site 27 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.5 +8%

Shops30.7 +1%

Arts, recreation and fitness5.4 +32%

Doctors' offices and clinics17.0 −16%

Child care centers3.1 +35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher13
11.1
28% below the median place
Public school students13
1,793
63% below the median place
Public schools13
5
44% below the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Amesbury	Vs median
Public schools13	5	44% below
Public school students13	1,793	63% below
Students per teacher13	11.1	28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	22.5	8% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	30.7	1% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	5.4	32% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	17.0	16% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	3.1	35% above
Parks per 10k9	17.2	70% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	5.2	45% below
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.6	73% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	17.2	55% above
Libraries per 10k9	1.1	32% above
Named paths and bike trails9	17.4	above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.4	95% above
Nearest National Park Service site10	23.2	25% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	11	above (median 2)
National Register listings11	10	23% below

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 91, 53% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k

53% below the median place

Property crime per 100k

545

55% below the median place

Months reported

12 of 12

by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

July average high14
82°F
6% below the median place
Average temperature14
49°F
10% below the median place
Hurricane risk15
93.3
32% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Amesbury	Vs median
July average high14County figure	82°F	6% below
January average low14County figure	18°F	28% below
Average temperature14County figure	49°F	10% below
Annual precipitation14County figure	47.4 in	8% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure	95.6	3% above
Hurricane risk15County figure	93.3	32% above
Tornado risk15County figure	92.4	14% above
Wildfire risk15County figure	59.2	3% below
Heat wave risk15County figure	91.8	2% above
Median air quality index16County figure	40	7% below
Good air days16County figure	81.1%	18% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

No history available.

Population estimate

Up 1.4% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$83,300

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 66% of places

Pay vs rent

n/a

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

-6%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Places like Amesbury

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Shelton, CT	$1,741	$108,185	Compare
Woodland Park, NJ	$1,839	$98,845	Compare
Hawthorne, NJ	$1,830	$110,237	Compare
Beacon, NY	$1,658	$107,859	Compare

Nearby

Compare Amesbury with

Places built like Amesbury

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Amesbury performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Amesbury, MA	19.5%	n/a	1.3%
North Attleborough Town, MA	16.1%	5.2%/yr	2.2%	Compare
Saco, ME	16.2%	5.5%/yr	3.8%	Compare
Danvers, MA	19.9%	7.0%/yr	n/a	Compare
Easthampton, MA	21.6%	n/a	-2.2%	Compare
South Portland, ME	25.0%	4.6%/yr	1.9%	Compare
Exeter, NH	23.5%	4.7%/yr	n/a	Compare

Common questions

Is Amesbury a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 79 out of 100, better than 79% of the places we rate and 28th of 121 in Massachusetts. 11 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 85% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. The median home costs 5 years of the median household's income, more than in 77% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 60 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Amesbury expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $519,300.

What salary do you need to live in Amesbury?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $67,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Amesbury safe?

There were 91 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Amesbury?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Shelton, CT, Woodland Park, NJ, Hawthorne, NJ and Beacon, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Amesbury with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Amesbury itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/amesbury-massachusetts

Citytistics. “Amesbury, Massachusetts.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/amesbury-massachusetts/

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