CITY OF REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS
The City of Revere, is located on the eastern coast of Massachusetts, and is bordered by Boston, Winthrop, and Chelsea on the south, Everett and Malden on the west, Saugus and Lynn on the north, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. The City has a population of approximately 42,786 (according to the 1990 Federal Census Report) and occupies a land area of 5.95 square miles. Settled in 1626 and originally a part of Chelsea, Revere was established as a separate town in 1871 and incorporated as a city in 1915. It is primarily a residential suburb of Boston.
The City operates under the Plan B form of government with an elected Mayor and an eleven member City Council. Both the Mayor and Council are elected for two year terms. The principal executive officers of the City are as follows:
| Title | Name | Manner
of Selection |
First Took Office |
Term Expires |
| Mayor | Robert Haas Jr. | Elected | January 1992 | January, 1998 |
| Treasurer/Collector | George M. Anzuoni | Elected by Council | February 1978 | Tenured |
| Auditor | Andrew Bisignani | Appointed by Mayor | June 1979 | December 1999 |
| Clerk | John J. Henry | Elected by Council | December 1977 | Tenured |
The City provides general governmental services for the territory within its boundaries, including police and fire protection, disposal of garbage and rubbish, public education, street maintenance, parks and recreational facilities.
The City is located in Suffolk County, but is not assessed any of the costs of county operations, the County tax being paid in its entirety by the City of Boston. The principal services provided by the County are a jail, house of correction and a registry of deeds. Complete sewer and water services are provided via connections to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA).
Relative to the disposal of municipal solid waste, the City of Revere has a service agreement with Refuse Energy Systems Company (RESCO), under which RESCO is required to accept the City's municipal solid waste for disposal at its Saugus Incineration Facility.
The following is a list of the major categories of income and employment from 1991 to 1995.
Calendar Year Average |
|||||
| Industry | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 |
| Government | 1,039 |
1,002 |
955 |
1,012 |
1,044 |
| Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries | 17 |
25 |
35 |
36 |
51 |
| Contract Construction | 292 |
468 |
373 |
307 |
312 |
| Manufacturing | 162 |
157 |
154 |
172 |
178 |
| Transportation, Comm. & Utilities | 612 |
678 |
802 |
878 |
764 |
| Wholesale & Retail Trade | 3,223 |
2,932 |
2,980 |
2,999 |
3,111 |
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | 206 |
205 |
229 |
220 |
188 |
| Services | 2,199 |
2,242 |
2,180 |
2,240 |
2,143 |
| Total Employment | 7,750 |
7,709 |
7,708 |
7,864 |
7,791 |
| Number of Establishments | 709 |
702 |
702 |
687 |
726 |
| Annual Wage | $22,185 |
$22,822 |
$22,570 |
$21,690 |
$19,746 |
| Total Annual Payroll | $171,930,858 |
$175,930,966 |
$173,970,599 |
$170,570,000 |
$153,842,000 |
Source: Massachusetts Department of Employment and Training.
| Name | Nature of Business | Approximate Current Employment |
| Trend Lines | Wholesale Parts & Distribution | 450 |
| Wonderland Greyhound Park | Dog Track | 425 |
| Stop & Shop | Supermarket | 286 |
| Shaw’s | Supermarket | 210 |
| Johnny's Foodmaster | Supermarket | 180 |
| Showcase Cinema | Movie Theaters | 100 |
| Ames | Retail | 100 |
Source: Data gathered by City.
The following table compares retail trade data for the City of Revere with that for the Boston Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Commonwealth as a whole.
| Revere (1) | Boston PMSA (2) | Massachusetts (2) | ||
| Establishments: | 1992 | 236 |
20,420 |
38,491 |
| 1987 | 228 |
25,419 |
38,905 |
|
| 1982 | 307 |
21,551 |
47,312 |
|
| Sales (000): | 1992 | $277,128 |
$27,058,734 |
$47,663,248 |
| 1987 | 228,877 |
32,109,978 |
44,818,481 |
|
| 1982 | 195,116 |
15,013,835 |
28,815,549 |
|
| Per Capita Sales: | 1992 | $6,477 |
$9,425 |
$7,922 |
| 1987 | 5,323 |
11,620 |
7,812 |
|
| 1982 | 4,599 |
5,433 |
5,023 |
(1) SOURCE: 1982, 1987 and 1992 Summary Statistics for Counties and for Places with 2,500 or more Inhabitants, and the 1980 and 1990 Federal Census.
(2) SOURCE: 1982, 1987, and 1992 U.S. Census of Retail Trade, and 1980 and 1990 Federal Census.
The following table sets forth the estimated dollar value of new construction and alterations of building permits for the shown years. The estimated dollar values are builders' estimates and are generally considered to be conservative. Permits issued and estimated valuations shown are for both private construction and City projects.
| Calendar Year |
Commercial | % | Residential | % | Total |
| 1997 (1) | $438,750 |
18% |
$1,950,817 |
82% |
$2,389,567 |
1996 |
1,795,574 |
15 |
10,006,314 |
85 |
11,801,888 |
1995 (2) |
9,829,655 |
70 |
4,292,148 |
30 |
14,121,803 |
1994 |
1,545,491 |
27 |
4,254,517 |
73 |
5,800,008 |
1993 |
4,629,249 |
47 |
5,235,006 |
53 |
9,864,255 |
Source: City Building Inspector.
According to the Massachusetts Division of Employment preliminary date, in April 1997 the City had a total labor force of 21,170 of which 20,194 were employed and 976 or 4.6% were unemployed as compared with 4.0% for the Commonwealth (unadjusted). The following table sets forth the City's average labor force and unemployment rates for calendar years 1991 through 1996 and the unemployment rates for the Commonwealth and the nation as a whole for the same period.
Unemployment Rates
| City of Revere | Massachusetts | U.S. | |||
| Year | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment Rate |
Unemployment Rate |
Unemployment Rate |
1996 |
21,004 |
19,946 |
5.0% |
4.3% |
5.4% |
1995 |
20,989 |
19,535 |
6.9 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
1994 |
21,652 |
20,093 |
7.2 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
1993 |
21,582 |
19,838 |
8.1 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
1992 |
21,654 |
19,392 |
10.4 |
8.5 |
7.4 |
1991 |
23,365 |
20,968 |
10.3 |
9.0 |
6.7 |
(1) Source: Massachusetts Department of Employment and Training, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data based upon place of residence, not place of employment.
The Revere Public School system consists of a total of seven schools: six elementary schools, two of which are K-8, and one high school. There are also two parochial schools located in the City. The Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School District has 1,055 students, approximately 167 of whom are from Revere.
| School | Grades | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | Maximum Capacity |
Lincoln |
K-6 |
533 |
602 |
592 |
675 |
695 |
775 |
McKinley |
K-6 |
390 |
381 |
383 |
380 |
391 |
450 |
Paul Revere |
K-6 |
450 |
421 |
421 |
440 |
453 |
550 |
Whelan |
K-6 |
756 |
731 |
725 |
792 |
816 |
725 |
Beachmont |
K-8 |
830 |
859 |
882 |
900 |
927 |
800 |
Garfield |
K-8 |
1,445 |
1,372 |
1,350 |
1,500 |
1,545 |
1,425 |
Revere High School |
9-12 |
1,042 |
1,037 |
1,089 |
1,275 |
1,313 |
2,000 |
Total |
5,446 |
5,403 |
5,472 |
5,962 |
6,140 |
6,750 |
As indicated above, three of the City’s elementary schools are at or above capacity, and there have been some discussions with the State Department of Education regarding the possible construction of a new middle school to house up to 1,200 students. This project may move forward in the next few years and would be eligible for state school building assistance.
| Revere | Massachusetts | United States | |
| Median Family Income | |||
| 1990 | $37,213 | $44,367 | $35,225 |
| 1980 | 19,004 | 21,166 | 19,908 |
| Per Capita Income | |||
| 1990 | $14,723 | $17,224 | 14,420 |
| 1980 | 6,660 | 7,459 | 7,313 |
On the basis of the 1990 Federal Census, the City has a population density of 7,191 persons per square mile.
| 1990 | 1980 | 1970 | 1960 |
| 42,786 | 42,423 | 43,159 | 40,080 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.