Compare towns
Chesterfield vs Everett vs New Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chesterfield has the most people working from home (13.4%).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
New Braintree has the oldest population (median age 47.8).
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 | Chesterfield | Everett | New Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,055 |
50,045Highest |
973Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±7.6 11% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
47.8±4.6Highest 20% above MA |
| New Braintree and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
20%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| New Braintree and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,967±$11kHighest about the MA average |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$99,500±$8k 4% below MA |
| Chesterfield and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,800±$48kLowest 30% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$408,800±$27k 27% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,078±$409Lowest 39% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,484±$316 16% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,969Highest about the MA average |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$5,508 8% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10.3%±84.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±51.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
7.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 7% above MA |
35 min 20% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.4%±6.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
7.4%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Chesterfield and Everett 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 | — | #264 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Chesterfield-Goshen | Everett | Quabbin |
| High school in town | None in town | Everett High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.