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Charlton 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
Charlton has the most kids (24.7% under 18).
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 | Charlton | Everett | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,435 |
50,045Highest |
11,380Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43±4Highest 8% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
42.8±3.2 7% above MA |
| Charlton and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Charlton and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Holbrook and Charlton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Charlton and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,587±$8kHighest 13% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$115,210±$14k 11% above MA |
| Charlton and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $427,500±$19kLowest 24% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$465,400±$21k 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,381±$415 22% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,617Lowest 23% below MA |
$4,880 19% below MA |
$6,105Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.3%±9.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1957 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 13% above MA |
35 min 20% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 13%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Charlton and Holbrook 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 | #133 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dudley-Charlton Reg · Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School Distric | Everett | Holbrook |
| High school in town | Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School | Everett High | Holbrook Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
12.1 |
14.3Highest |
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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.