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Braintree Town vs Everett vs Holbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree Town has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Holbrook has the most affordable homes ($465k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Braintree Town | Everett | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,899 |
50,045Highest |
11,380Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.2 3% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
42.8±3.2Highest 7% above MA |
| Holbrook and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Holbrook and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Braintree Town and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,214±$10kHighest 18% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$115,210±$14k 11% above MA |
| Braintree Town and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $656,800±$14kHighest 17% above MA |
$610,000±$23k 9% above MA |
$465,400±$21kLowest 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,024±$195 15% above MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
| Everett and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,436 9% below MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$6,105Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±7.5 MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Highest 7 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1957Highest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 12% above MA |
35 min 20% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.2%±2.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #84 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Braintree | Everett | Holbrook |
| High school in town | Braintree High | Everett High | Holbrook Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.7Highest |
12.1Lowest |
14.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.