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Best places to live in Greater Salem

16 places with 437,696 residents within about 25 km of Salem, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Salem, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1South Peabody
    Massachusetts, 50,293 residents    58
  2. 2Lynn (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 92,457 residents    56
  3. 3Marblehead (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 19,808 residents    56
  4. 4Salem (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 42,869 residents    56
  5. 5Beverly Cove
    Massachusetts, 40,365 residents    56
  6. 6Swampscott
    Massachusetts, 13,787 residents    56
  7. 7Peabody (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 52,504 residents    54
  8. 8Middleton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 9,859 residents    53
  9. 9Wenham
    Massachusetts, 4,518 residents    52
  10. 10Beverly (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 41,186 residents    52

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For retired couples

  1. 1Marblehead (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 19,808 residents    74
  2. 2Salem (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 42,869 residents    74
  3. 3Beverly Cove
    Massachusetts, 40,365 residents    74
  4. 4South Peabody
    Massachusetts, 50,293 residents    74
  5. 5Swampscott
    Massachusetts, 13,787 residents    74
  6. 6Lynn (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 92,457 residents    73
  7. 7Wenham
    Massachusetts, 4,518 residents    71
  8. 8Peabody (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 52,504 residents    71
  9. 9Beverly (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 41,186 residents    70
  10. 10Manchester-by-the-Sea
    Massachusetts, 5,366 residents    69

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For remote workers

  1. 1Marblehead (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 19,808 residents    61
  2. 2Salem (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 42,869 residents    61
  3. 3South Peabody
    Massachusetts, 50,293 residents    61
  4. 4Lynn (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 92,457 residents    60
  5. 5Beverly Cove
    Massachusetts, 40,365 residents    60
  6. 6Swampscott
    Massachusetts, 13,787 residents    60
  7. 7Peabody (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 52,504 residents    58
  8. 8Beverly (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 41,186 residents    57
  9. 9Middleton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 9,859 residents    55
  10. 10Danvers (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 26,493 residents    55

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For commuters

  1. 1Lynn (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 92,457 residents    73
  2. 2South Peabody
    Massachusetts, 50,293 residents    72
  3. 3Peabody (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 52,504 residents    69
  4. 4Swampscott
    Massachusetts, 13,787 residents    67
  5. 5Salem (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 42,869 residents    67
  6. 6Beverly Cove
    Massachusetts, 40,365 residents    65
  7. 7Beverly (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 41,186 residents    65
  8. 8Marblehead (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 19,808 residents    64
  9. 9Danvers (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 26,493 residents    64
  10. 10Middleton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 9,859 residents    59

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For single professionals

  1. 1Lynn (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 92,457 residents    69
  2. 2South Peabody
    Massachusetts, 50,293 residents    68
  3. 3Peabody (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 52,504 residents    66
  4. 4Salem (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 42,869 residents    63
  5. 5Beverly Cove
    Massachusetts, 40,365 residents    61
  6. 6Beverly (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 41,186 residents    61
  7. 7Swampscott
    Massachusetts, 13,787 residents    59
  8. 8Marblehead (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 19,808 residents    58
  9. 9Danvers (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 26,493 residents    58
  10. 10Middleton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 9,859 residents    47

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1South Peabody
    Massachusetts, 50,293 residents    31
  2. 2Beverly Cove
    Massachusetts, 40,365 residents    30
  3. 3Beverly (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 41,186 residents    29
  4. 4Peabody (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 52,504 residents    29
  5. 5Marblehead (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 19,808 residents    28
  6. 6Salem (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 42,869 residents    28
  7. 7Lynn (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 92,457 residents    28
  8. 8Danvers (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 26,493 residents    28
  9. 9Swampscott
    Massachusetts, 13,787 residents    27
  10. 10Middleton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 9,859 residents    24

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Towns in Greater Salem