North Shore & Harbor · Commuter Rail
Swampscott
Nahant Bay — King's, Phillips, Fisherman's, Whales and Eisman's beaches
59 minStation to campus (estimated)
$885,000Median single-family price (2025)
111Single-family sales (2025)
$835,000Median single-family price (2024)
15,111Population (2020)
Swampscott is 27–30 minutes from North Station by commuter rail.
Its 2025 median single-family price was $885,000, above the $850,000 ceiling.
The commute
| Route | Commuter Rail — Newburyport/Rockport Line |
| Station | Swampscott (Newburyport/Rockport Line) |
| Main ride | 27 min to North Station (MBTA schedule) |
| Connection | Orange Line to Downtown Crossing, Red Line to Central, then a 10-minute walk — or the EZRide shuttle |
| Station to campus | 59 min, estimated (limit 45) — see method |
| Peak service | 7 inbound trains in the morning peak |
Housing, utilities and place
| Median single-family sale price | $885,000 (2025) — above the ceiling |
| Change from 2024 | $835,000 → $885,000 (6.0%) |
| Walk Score / Transit Score | — / — · most walkable area: Town spot score 84 (no city-wide score published) |
| Water and sewer | MWRA water; sewer treated at Lynn's regional plant |
| Waterfront | Nahant Bay — King's, Phillips, Fisherman's, Whales and Eisman's beaches |
| Flood note | The town's climate study flags the Phillips Park area as at risk by 2030. |
Against the brief
- ≤45 min Estimated station-to-campus time of 45 minutes or less — does not meet
- ≤$850K 2025 median single-family sale price at or under $850,000 — does not meet
- Utilities Public water and sewer town-wide — meets
- Rail Served by subway or commuter rail — meets
- Walkable City Walk Score of 70+, or a ranked neighborhood of 70+ — not determined
- Water On the coast or a river — meets