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Dartmouth vs Everett vs Bliss Corner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dartmouth has the most homeowners (76%).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Bliss Corner has the oldest population (median age 51).
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 | Dartmouth | Everett | Bliss Corner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,328 |
50,045Highest |
5,405Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.5±2 6% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
51±8.4Highest 28% above MA |
| Bliss Corner and Dartmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
10.3%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 21%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
27.7%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
27.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.3%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,839±$8kHighest 4% below MA |
$85,218±$7k 18% below MA |
$75,420±$9kLowest 27% below MA |
| Dartmouth and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,500±$20k 12% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$446,200±$33kLowest 21% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,462±$159Lowest 17% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,538±$295 13% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,263 29% below MA |
$4,880Highest 19% below MA |
$3,640Lowest 39% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±9.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±20.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Bliss Corner and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
63.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% below MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
8.8%±6.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Dartmouth 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 | #115 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Dartmouth | Everett | — |
| High school in town | Dartmouth High | Everett High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.