This week's chart focuses on community-by-community divorce rates. While the rates may vary across the state, Massachusetts as a whole, has the lowest divorce rate in the country.
Locally, Lynn had the highest number of divorces over a five year period whereas Topsfield had the least with just 47 divorces recorded over five years.
| Community | Percent Divorced | Number of Divorces Between 05-10 |
| Beverly | 3.4% | 1,118 |
| Danvers | 2.5% | 562 |
| Essex | 4.6% | 120 |
| Georgetown | 1.6% | 110 |
| Gloucester | 4.7% | 1,180 |
| Hamilton | 3.1% | 199 |
| Ipswich | 4.7% | 526 |
| Lynn | 4.2% | 2,922 |
| Lynnfield | 2.4% | 220 |
| Manchester-By-The Sea | 4.1% | 168 |
| Marblehead | 3.9% | 625 |
| Middleton | 4.2% | 302 |
| Nahant | 8.1% | 250 |
| Peabody | 3.2% | 1,369 |
| Rowley | 4.6% | 215 |
| Salem | 5.0% | 1,691 |
| Swampscott | 2.6% | 304 |
| Topsfield | 1.0% | 47 |
| Wenham | 5.1% | 197 |
Courtesy U.S. Census American Community Survey
Jared Robinson
10:03 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Wow, Nahant with the highest statistically.
Mike Shannon
5:12 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Remember...they probably have the smallest population.
Jared Robinson
5:15 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
yeah, that's why I said "Statistically"
John Buba
9:05 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
I was once talking to a resident of a wealthy Main costal community.
He said most people there name their boats after their wives.
But, he said the names are applied using velcro. :)