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Bridgewater Town vs Everett vs Dracut
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater Town has the most people working from home (12.7%).
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Dracut has the most affordable homes ($474k 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 | Bridgewater Town | Everett | Dracut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,471Lowest |
50,045Highest |
32,574 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.6±1.6 6% below MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
41.7±2Highest 4% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.4%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Dracut and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
36.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 16.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,651±$7k 8% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$114,036±$10kHighest 10% above MA |
| Dracut and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $533,100±$23k 5% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$473,900±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,092±$177Highest 19% above MA |
$2,076±$69 18% above MA |
$1,839±$130Lowest 4% above MA |
| Bridgewater Town and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,499Highest 8% above MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$5,375 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±13.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±7.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Dracut and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
7.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.6% MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 8% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.7%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±2 MA: 18.6% |
| Bridgewater Town and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #121 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #201 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Everett | Dracut |
| High school in town | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional | Everett High | Dracut Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.1Highest |
12.1Lowest |
12.9 |
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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.