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Everett vs Brewster vs Revere
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Brewster has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Revere has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.2%).
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 | Everett | Brewster | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045 |
10,420Lowest |
60,012Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8% MA: +7.4% |
+5.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+20.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
59.6±4.7Highest 49% above MA |
39.2±1.3 about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
38.6%±4.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9% MA: 47.3% |
55.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$103,317±$16kHighest about the MA average |
$86,969±$10k 16% below MA |
| Brewster and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23k 9% above MA |
$707,700±$51kHighest 26% above MA |
$597,400±$17kLowest 6% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,589±$465Lowest 10% below MA |
$2,076±$95Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880 19% below MA |
$4,397Lowest 27% below MA |
$5,605Highest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
61.2%±23.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.9%±4.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Brewster and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 20% above MA |
21 minLowest 28% below MA |
34 min 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
20.3%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #264 of 282 in MA | #160 of 282 in MA | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Everett | Brewster | Revere |
| High school in town | Everett High | None in town | Revere High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
— | 13.6Highest |
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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.