Revere receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.
Signals
Revere
Lawrence
Opportunity
60 · Top 41%
vs28 · Bottom 5%
Growth
45 · Bottom 41%
vs35 · Bottom 24%
Climate
65 · Bottom 36%
vs63 · Bottom 25%
Physical resilience
97 · Top 1%
vs78 · Top 27%
Housing affordability
43 · Bottom 6%
vs34 · Bottom 2%
Schools
38 · Bottom 33%
vs26 · Bottom 18%
Access
99 · Top 14%
vs92 · Top 50%
Economic stability
61 · Top 48%
vs60 · Bottom 49%
Measured values
| Metric | Revere | Lawrence | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 60,012 | 88,736 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median household income | $86,969 | $60,433 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per capita income | $41,127 | $28,249 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Population density | 10,521/sq mi | 12,805/sq mi | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median home value | $597,400 | $415,200 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median gross rent | $2,076 | $1,662 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Homeownership rate | 45.6% | 28.1% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% | 6.1% | June 2026 |
| Employment change (year over year) | -1.5% | -1.7% | June 2026 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.6% | 16.8% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Poverty rate | 11.5% | 17.6% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Housing units permitted (12 months) | 124 | 12 | 12 months ending July 2026 |
| Permits per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 0.1 | 12 months ending July 2026 |
| Permit change (year over year) | -52.9% | 9.1% | 12 months ending July 2026 |
| Average July high | 82°F | 83°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average January low | 23°F | 19°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Annual precipitation | 43.6" | 40.9" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Distance to major airport | 4 mi | 21 mi | NASR current cycle |
| Average commute | 37.4 min | 25.3 min | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median age | 39.2 | 32.6 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Public schools | 11 | 35 | 2024-25 school year |
| Students per teacher | 11.14 | 11.79 | 2024-25 school year |
| Math proficiency | 18.6% | 16.1% | 2019-20 school year |
| Reading proficiency | 36.3% | 28.1% | 2019-20 school year |
A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.
Physical risk tradeoff
Revere
Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.
Lawrence
Elevated or high exposure: coastal flooding, earthquake, hurricane.
Full profiles: Revere, MA · Lawrence, MA · How this is calculated: methodology