THE REVERE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Boston Basin setting.
Revere city has 5.7 square miles of land in Suffolk County. Its Census reference point is in Boston Basin, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Revere and Suffolk County
Revere is associated with Suffolk County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Revere by land and water
The Census records 4.43 square miles of water within Revere, or 43.7% of its total area. It is 7.8 percentage points lower than the 51.5% recorded for Suffolk County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Revere city has 2.6 times the land area of nearby Chelsea city (2.22 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

