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Devens vs East Brookfield vs Everett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Devens has the most people working from home (28.5%).
East Brookfield has the most affordable homes ($381k median).
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 | Devens | East Brookfield | Everett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,723Lowest |
2,166 |
50,045Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.9% MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±4.3 22% above MA |
52.1±6.4Highest 30% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
| East Brookfield and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.3%±2.6 MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 14%±5 MA: 17.9% |
26.7%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
27%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.2 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,250±$63kHighest 82% above MA |
$81,042±$16kLowest 22% below MA |
$85,218±$7k 18% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $556,800±$96k about the MA average |
$381,200±$30kLowest 32% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
| Everett and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$539 15% below MA |
$1,142±$33Lowest 35% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
| Everett and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,556Highest 7% below MA |
$4,430Lowest 26% below MA |
$4,880 19% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±64.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
34.2%±39.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Devens and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest MA: 10% |
7.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3% MA: 62.5% |
83.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950 14 yrs older than MA |
1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 28.5%±11.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.3%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #264 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Spencer-E Brookfield | Everett |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Everett High |
| 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.