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Brookline vs Brookline vs Everett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
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 | Brookline | Brookline | Everett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 63,266Highest |
63,266Highest |
50,045Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.2 12% below MA |
35.2±1.2 12% below MA |
35.2±1.5 12% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±1.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±1.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 85.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
85.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.8%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
10.8%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,101±$8kHighest 37% above MA |
$142,101±$8kHighest 37% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,246,800±$67kHighest 122% above MA |
$1,246,800±$67kHighest 122% above MA |
$610,000±$23kLowest 9% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,835±$82Highest 61% above MA |
$2,835±$82Highest 61% above MA |
$2,076±$69Lowest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.9%±4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 46.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
46.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938 26 yrs older than MA |
1938 26 yrs older than MA |
1938 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 7% below MA |
27 minLowest 7% below MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 30.1%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
30.1%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #22 of 282 in MA | #22 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Brookline | Everett |
| High school in town | — | Brookline High | Everett High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.