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Brookline vs Easthampton vs Everett vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Easthampton has the most affordable homes ($372k median).
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
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 | Easthampton | Everett | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 63,266Highest |
16,086Lowest |
50,045 |
63,266Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
— | +17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.2Lowest 12% below MA |
46±2.6Highest 15% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
35.2±1.2Lowest 12% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.4 MA: 19.4% |
15.5%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.7%±1.4 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%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
23.9%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 85.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
38% MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
85.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.8%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±1.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
10.8%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $142,101±$8kHighest 37% above MA |
$71,673±$7kLowest 31% below MA |
$85,218±$7k 18% below MA |
$142,101±$8kHighest 37% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,246,800±$67kHighest 122% above MA |
$371,500±$15kLowest 34% below MA |
$610,000±$23k 9% above MA |
$1,246,800±$67kHighest 122% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,835±$82Highest 61% above MA |
$1,292±$70Lowest 27% below MA |
$2,076±$69 18% above MA |
$2,835±$82Highest 61% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,932 18% below MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±4 MA: 51.8% |
45.5%±10.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.9%±4 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% MA: 10% |
8%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
8.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 46.9% MA: 62.5% |
58.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
46.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 7% below MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
27 min 7% below MA |
| Work from home | 30.1%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
19%±3.2 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
30.1%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #22 of 282 in MA | #92 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #22 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Easthampton | Everett | Brookline |
| High school in town | — | Easthampton High | Everett High | Brookline High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Lowest |
12.1Highest |
11.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.