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Peabody is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts with a population of around 52,000. 

 

The area that is now Peabody was initially part of Salem town.   It was set off from Salem and became part of Danvers town in the 1700’s. Years later, the community broke away from Danvers to become the town of South Danvers.   The name was then changed to Peabody in the 1900s - after George Peabody, a noted philanthropist.

 

Giles Corey, the only person pressed to death by stones in the Salem witch hysteria of 1692, was buried near Crystal Lake.

 

Peabody is the site of the junction of Interstate 95, Massachusetts Route 128 and U.S. Route 1.   The Massachusetts Route 114 passes through the northeast corner of town, going from Danvers towards Salem.

 

The city of Peabody is wedge-shaped, with the city center located in the southeast end. The neighborhood of South Peabody lies south of it, and the more suburban neighborhood of West Peabody lies to the northwest of the city center, separated by the highways and the Proctor neighborhood.   The western neighborhood which was mostly farmland in the 1950's has been developed into a middle-to-upper class residential area.

 

Centennial Park, an industrial park in the center of the city, has attracted several medical and technology companies.  Northshore Mall, an upscale shopping mall in New England and one of the region's largest malls, is located on Route 114 near Route 128.

 

The Brooksby Farm, a historic 275-acre working farm and conservation area has been one of the city's most popular destinations for decades.

 

In the April 2009 edition of Forbes magazine, Peabody was ranked the 14th most livable city in the country. The ranking was based on income growth; culture and cost-of-living indexes; and the low crime and unemployment rates of the city.