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Douglas vs Everett vs Webster vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Douglas has the highest household income ($152k).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Webster has the most affordable homes ($333k median).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Douglas | Everett | Webster | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,207Lowest |
50,045Highest |
12,228 |
9,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±2.6 10% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
37.2±2.1 7% below MA |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
| Sutton and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7% MA: 47.3% |
24.9% MA: 47.3% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3 MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$85,218±$7k 18% below MA |
$63,837±$8kLowest 39% below MA |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
| Douglas and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $470,600±$29k 16% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$333,100±$14kLowest 41% below MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,503±$697 15% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,198±$85 32% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
| Everett and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,338 6% above MA |
$4,880 19% below MA |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±17.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7% MA: 10% |
16%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8% MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
45.5% MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1954 10 yrs older than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 16% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 20.9%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Douglas 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 | #177 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Douglas | Everett | — | Sutton |
| High school in town | Douglas High School | Everett High | — | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
12.1 |
— | 12.6Highest |
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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.