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Population in July 2008: 44,055. Population change since 2000: +0.6%
 

Males: 21,094  (47.9%)
Females: 22,961  (52.1%)

Median resident age:  37.5 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01844.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $63,084 (it was $49,627 in 2000)
Methuen:  $63,084
Massachusetts:  $65,401

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $29,071

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $282,686 (it was $156,100 in 2000)
Methuen:  $282,686
Massachusetts:  $353,600

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $291,748; Detached houses: $308,370; Townhouses or other attached units: $221,177; In 2-unit structures: $286,212; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $235,504; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $190,620
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Races in Methuen:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.8%)
  • Hispanic (9.6%)
  • Other race (4.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Methuen: 117.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (21.9%), Irish (20.7%), French (10.5%), English (9.8%), French Canadian (8.8%), German (4.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 115 feet

Land area: 22.4 square miles.

Population density: 1967 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Methuen

  • High school or higher: 81.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Methuen city

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 55.4%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

4,886 residents are foreign born (4.3% Latin America, 3.5% Asia, 2.4% Europe).

This city:  11.2%
Massachusetts:  12.2%


According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Methuen, Massachusetts in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Methuen to the number of sex offenders is 14685 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Methuen:  1.4% ($2,134)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lawrence, MA (2.0 miles , pop. 72,043).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (28.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (190.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Lawrence, MA (1.4 miles ), Salem, NH (2.2 miles ), North Andover, MA (2.2 miles ), Andover, MA (2.3 miles ), Haverhill, MA (2.4 miles ), Andover, MA (2.4 miles ), Pelham, NH (2.7 miles ), Atkinson, NH (2.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 116 buildings, average cost: $117,500
  • 1997: 123 buildings, average cost: $116,600
  • 1998: 133 buildings, average cost: $116,800
  • 1999: 134 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2000: 121 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2001: 110 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2002: 114 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2003: 108 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2004: 82 buildings, average cost: $232,500
  • 2005: 58 buildings, average cost: $236,200
  • 2006: 75 buildings, average cost: $234,300
  • 2007: 68 buildings, average cost: $239,600
  • 2008: 47 buildings, average cost: $225,400

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Latitude: 42.73 N, Longitude: 71.18 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -7,582 (-17.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 3,893 (19.0%)

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Methuen, Massachusetts business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Unemployment in Oct. 2009:
Here:  11.3%
Massachusetts:  8.4%

Unemployment by year (%)


 

Crime in Methuen by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Murders 1000001011
    per 100,000 2.40.00.00.00.00.02.20.02.32.3
Rapes 46105813364
    per 100,000 9.513.822.711.317.92.26.76.713.59.1
Robberies 2520141419927262014
    per 100,000 59.345.931.831.642.520.160.457.945.131.8
Assaults 505273675044526379110
    per 100,000 118.5119.4165.9151.1111.998.4116.3140.4178.2250.1
Burglaries 249156164138164124205209166221
    per 100,000 590.3358.2372.8311.3367.1277.2458.4465.7374.4502.4
Thefts 803708739799803603709704718696
    per 100,000 1903.71625.51679.71802.31797.31348.01585.41568.71619.61582.3
Auto thefts 265209244208188100869975118
    per 100,000 628.3479.8554.6469.2420.8223.6192.3220.6169.2268.3
Arson 00N/A4112341
    per 100,000 0.00.0N/A9.02.22.24.56.79.02.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 221.6177.1198.6180.1180.7118.7162.1163.8169.0191.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 105 (88 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.00
US city average:  3.00


Population change in the 1990s: +3,616 (+9.0%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Computer and electronic products (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)



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Methuen-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the Methuen city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.4 miles away from the city center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Methuen-area historical earthquake activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.3 miles away from Methuen center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 58.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.8 miles away from Methuen center
On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 12.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 58.8 miles away from Methuen center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Main business address for: PARLEX CORP (PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS).


Hospital/medical center in Methuen:
  • HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (70 EAST ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Methuen:
  • MERRIMACK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; HAVERHILL, MA)
  • WHITTIER REHABILITATION HOSP (about 7 miles; HAVERHILL, MA)
  • SAINTS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 9 miles; LOWELL, MA)

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Heliports located in Methuen:
Amtrak stations near Methuen:
  • 6 miles: HAVERHILL (WASHINGTON ST. @ RAILROAD SQUARE). Services: ticket office.
  • 16 miles: WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services: ticket office.

Operable nuclear power plant near Methuen:
  • 20 miles: Seabrook in Seabrook, NH.

Local government website: www.cityofmethuen.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Methuen:
  • MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 5 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,384)
  • NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 10 miles; LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
  • NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; DANVERS, MA; FT enrollment: 3,663)
  • SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SALEM, MA; FT enrollment: 5,917)
  • TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 8,627)
  • BENTLEY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,651)
Public high school in Methuen:
  • METHUEN HIGH (Students: 2002; Location: 1 RANGER RD; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Private high schools in Methuen:
  • PRESENTATION OF MARY ACADEMY (Students: 258; Location: 209 LAWRENCE STREET; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
  • FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 207; Location: FELLOWSHIP WAY; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Methuen:
  • DONALD P TIMONY GRAMMAR (Students: 1456; Location: 45 PLEASANT VIEW STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • TENNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 1446; Location: 75 PLEASANT STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • MARSH GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 1397; Location: 309 PELHAM STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 1137; Location: 100 HOWE STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
Private elementary/middle schools in Methuen:
  • ST MONICA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 379; Location: 212 LAWRENCE STREET; Grades: 1 - 8)
  • OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL SCHOO (Students: 218; Location: 82 UNION STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
  • CHAPEL KINDERGARTEN AND NURSER (Students: 210; Location: 26 PLEASANT STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
  • THE GROWING YEARS (Students: 157; Location: 423 HOWE STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
  • ST ANN'S HOME INC (Students: 135; Location: 100A HAVERHILL STREET; Grades: 1 - 10)
  • COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN OF METH (Students: 115; Location: 90 BROADWAY STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
  • A SMALL WORLD CHILDRENS CENTER (Students: 51; Location: 7 GLOUCESTER STREET; Grades: PK - 3)
  • KIDS KORNER (Students: 17; Location: 969 RIVERSIDE DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)
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Library in Methuen:
  • NEVINS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $666,307; Location: 305 BROADWAY; 71,311 books; 1,475 audio materials; 1,903 video materials; 231 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • St. Andrews Episcopal Church is also in Methuen Tel. 978-689-0460 and website http://www.standrewsmethuen.org at 90 Broadway.

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Notable locations in Methuen: Merrimac Plaza (A), Merrimack Valley Golf Club (B), Hickory Hill Golf Course (C), Holy Family Hospital and Medical Center Health Sciences Library (D), Saint Annes Orphanage (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Methuen Mall (1), Caldor Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Methuen include: Fellowship Bible Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), First Congregational Church (C), Hope Congregational Church (D), Judson Memorial Baptist Church (E), Iglesia Pentecostal Cristo (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Anthonys Cemetery (1), Walnut Grove Cemetery (2), Polish Cemetery (3), Elmwood Cemetery (4), Lithuanian Cemetery (5), Searles Cemetery (6), Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Forest Lake (A), Searles Pond (B), Mystic Pond (C), Hills Pond (D), Mill Pond (E), Spicket River Reservoir (F), Peat Meadow (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bare Meadow Brook (A), Harris Brook (B), Hawkes Brook (C), Bartlett Brook (D), Sawyer Brook (E), World End Brook (F), Griffin Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Jay Gee's Ice Cream (Amusement & Theme Parks; 602 Lowell Street) (1), Coins And Quarters (Arcades & Amusements; 800 Broadway) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Motel 110 (487 Lowell Street) (1), Guesthouse Inn - Methuen (159 Pelham St) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Court: Methuen Town - Police Dept- Court Liaison (90 Hampshire) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Methuen and their reported violations in the past:

BRUNSWICK HILLSIDE APARTMENTS (Address: SUITE 600, Serves NY, Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2004), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-30-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-30-2004), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-30-2004), St Boil Water Order (NOV-30-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JAN-24-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-24-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-01-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2001)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (APR-13-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2000)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1995 and OCT-24-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2001)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • 8 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Methuen that have no violations reported:
  • METHUEN WATER DEPT (Population served: 45484, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.8%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.2%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  7.4%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  4.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Methuen, MA


People in group quarters in Methuen
  • 319 people in nursing homes
  • 112 people in religious group quarters
  • 45 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms


Methuen compared to Massachusetts state average:

Methuen, Massachusetts environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Methuen (2009 data):
  • TD Bank, National Association: Methuen Branch, Pleasant Valley Branch, Methuen Branch. Info updated 2008-06-17: Bank assets: $101,632.1 mil, Deposits: $76,748.6 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1084 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
  • RiverBank: West Methuen Branch at 148 Lowell Street, branch established on 1979-06-21; Methuen Branch at 20 Jackson Street, branch established on 1968-04-29. Info updated 2006-06-30: Bank assets: $761.3 mil, Deposits: $417.0 mil, headquarters in North Andover, MA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Lsb Corporation
  • Bank of New England: Methuen Branch at 3 Cross Street, branch established on 2007-11-08. Info updated 2007-06-12: Bank assets: $489.8 mil, Deposits: $436.0 mil, headquarters in Salem, NH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices
  • Bank of America, National Association: Methuen Branch at 190 Haverhill Street, branch established on 1957-06-17. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Enterprise Bank and Trust Company: Methuen Branch at 255 Broadway, branch established on 2008-05-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,179.8 mil, Deposits: $948.0 mil, headquarters in Lowell, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.
  • Methuen Co-operative Bank: Methuen Co-Operative Bank at 243 Broadway, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $70.9 mil, Deposits: $62.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
  • The Savings Bank: Methuen Branch at 17 Burnham Road, branch established on 2005-03-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $390.9 mil, Deposits: $332.2 mil, headquarters in Wakefield, MA, negative income in the last year, 9 total offices
  • RBS Citizens, National Association: Methuen Stop & Shop Branch at 90 Pleasant Valley Street, branch established on 2002-03-20. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (62%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Methuen

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.47%
Here64.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaUnited Methodist Church
Adherents77.8%3.3%3.0%2.2%1.9%
Congregations18.5%13.0%7.4%1.6%8.2%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAAssemblies of GodChurch of the NazareneUnitarian Universalist AssociationOther
Adherents1.1%0.7%0.6%0.6%8.8%
Congregations6.3%4.2%1.9%4.0%34.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 23$103,546$54,0248$4,464
Other Government Administration 13$58,277$53,79411$5,579
Judicial and Legal 2$12,299$73,7940$0
Police Protection - Officers 88$592,095$80,7400$0
Police - Other 16$57,577$43,1836$2,104
Firefighters 96$382,404$47,8010$0
Fire - Other 1$4,004$48,0481$1,448
Streets and Highways 39$156,751$48,2310$0
Welfare 1$4,615$55,3801$1,448
Health 7$25,728$44,1050$0
Solid Waste Management 3$15,293$61,1720$0
Sewerage 6$41,416$82,8320$0
Parks and Recreation 18$69,686$46,4571$1,360
Housing and Community Development(Local) 9$35,277$47,0360$0
Natural Resources 2$8,730$52,3801$416
Water Supply 31$148,119$57,3361$1,727
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 714$3,952,473$66,428156$70,268
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 170$627,656$44,30589$32,829
Other and Unallocable 13$54,215$50,0453$6,790
Totals for Government 1252$6,350,161$60,864278$128,433


Methuen government finances in 2006:
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,075,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $3,779,000
    All Other: $2,136,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,131,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $47,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $5,157,000
    Regular Highways: $1,067,000
    Housing and Community Development: $514,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $69,708,000
    General - Other: $11,478,000
    Police Protection: $7,283,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,558,000
    Regular Highways: $5,864,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,741,000
    Water Utilities: $2,609,000
    Financial Administration: $1,202,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $914,000
    Libraries: $887,000
    Housing and Community Development: $674,000
    Health - Other: $621,000
    Central Staff Services: $409,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $360,000
    Sewerage: $278,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $230,000
    Parks and Recreation: $121,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $104,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $30,808,000
    Benefit Payments: $7,298,000
    From Parent Local Government: $6,026,000
    Other Investments - Other: $5,906,000
    Earnings on Investments (calculated): $3,293,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $2,571,000
    Total Cash and Deposits: $991,000
    From Other Governments: $600,000
    Withdrawals: $351,000
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Stocks: $35,455,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $991,000
    All Other: $213,000
    Education: $174,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,243,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,344,000
    Health - Other: $82,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $2,842,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $395,000
    Transit Utilities: $305,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,955,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,024,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $339,000
    Interest Earnings: $263,000
    Special Assessments: $166,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $69,211,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $69,010,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,754,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,420,000
    General - Other: $492,000
    General Public Building: $229,000
    Regular Highways: $158,000
    Water Utilities: $62,000
    Health - Other: $52,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,327,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,220,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $6,214,000
    Beginning: $3,714,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $37,506,000
    General Local Government Support: $5,876,000
    Highways: $1,247,000
    All Other: $956,000
    Public Welfare: $80,000
    Housing and Community Development: $67,000
  • Tax - Property: $54,397,000
    Other License: $1,298,000
    Other Selective Sales: $550,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $67,631,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $22,000

5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,508 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.06%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($565 average AGI)
Essex County:  0.09%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, MA  1.65% ($62,439 average AGI)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.90% ($54,644)
from Rockingham County, NH  0.35% ($42,167)


5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,620 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.73%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($831 average AGI)
Essex County:  0.08%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  1.26% ($47,527 average AGI)
to Rockingham County, NH  0.72% ($57,207)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.57% ($50,542)


Strongest AM radio stations in Methuen:
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCEC (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SALEM, NH; Owner: COSTA-EAGLE RADIO VENTURES LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNNW (800 AM; 1 kW; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: COSTA-EAGLE RADIO VENTURES, LP)
  • WDER (1320 AM; 10 kW; DERRY, NH; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. OF NH)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCAP (980 AM; 5 kW; LOWELL, MA; Owner: NORTHEAST RADIO, INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCCM (1490 AM; 1 kW; HAVERHILL, MA; Owner: COSTA-EAGLE RADIO VENTURES LTD P/SHI)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Methuen:
  • WXRV (92.5 FM; HAVERHILL, MA; Owner: BEANPOT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • W227AM (93.3 FM; ANDOVER, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WHOB (106.3 FM; NASHUA, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
  • WQSX (93.7 FM; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
  • WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGIR-FM (101.1 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WQLL (96.5 FM; BEDFORD, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WLMW (90.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WZID (95.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Methuen:
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WYCN-LP (Channel 13; NASHUA, NH; Owner: CENTER BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
  • W33AK (Channel 33; NASHUA, NH; Owner: CENTER B/CING CORPORATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Methuen fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7
  • Lisa M Minney, 41 Danton Dr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.5 m, Overall height: 38.4 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
  • Broadway St, Type: Pole, Structure height: 38.4 m, Overall height: 38.4 m
    Registrant: At&t Wireless Services Inc, 1150 Connecticut Ave Nw 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:
  • Lisa M Minney, 50 Old Ferry Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.3 m, Overall height: 37.8 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
  • Richard J Byrne, 115 Merrimack, Type: Tower, Structure height: 38.7 m, Overall height: 38.7 m
    Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 653-5710, Email:
  • Marin Fettman, 29 Kimball Road (4bs0694b), Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 30.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00072622
    Registrant: Omnipoint Communications Inc., 12920 S.E. 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
  • Kyle B Entz, Reservoir St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 20.4 m, Overall height: 20.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00124895
    Registrant: Nextel Communications Of The Mid-Atlantic, Inc., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (866) 400-6040
  • DAVID J SASKA, 58 Danton Dr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 46.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00295177
    Registrant: Sbc Tower Holdings LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Methuen, MA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 102 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Methuen)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Methuen)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 24 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 11 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED20$268,250550$202,733887$198,753210$78,2868$373,37554$177,4441$111,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$223,50063$192,429168$211,20238$78,9211$464,00013$167,8460$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$271,750142$189,845673$233,471117$72,0091$375,00019$248,1583$22,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$285,33350$206,360326$200,87122$85,6823$325,00010$208,5000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$015$188,000110$261,0277$110,8571$432,0001$142,0000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed mortgage data for all 11 tracts in Methuen, MA

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 11 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED184$258,88076$287,9472$201,5000$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED28$257,35725$315,9602$168,5000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$272,0003$250,0001$171,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$244,80011$324,2730$01$201,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$209,0000$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 201
  • Hazardous Condition: 205
  • Service Call: 41
  • Good Intent Call: 3

Incident types - Methuen


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Methuen, MA

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