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Everett vs Gardner vs North Adams
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Gardner has the most people working from home (13.3%).
North Adams has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Gardner | North Adams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045Highest |
21,148 |
12,606Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
-5.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
43.7±2.3 9% above MA |
44.1±3.5Highest 10% above MA |
| North Adams and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
15.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Gardner 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% |
19.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
21.6%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| North Adams and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9% MA: 47.3% |
23.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
28.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.8%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,218±$7kHighest 18% below MA |
$67,518±$8k 35% below MA |
$47,500±$7kLowest 54% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$301,600±$20k 46% below MA |
$195,900±$14kLowest 65% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,109±$51 37% below MA |
$793±$113Lowest 55% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880Highest 19% below MA |
$4,150 31% below MA |
$3,078Lowest 49% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
49.7%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
63.7%±11Highest MA: 51.8% |
| North Adams and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7% MA: 10% |
13.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
18.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
58.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
51% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1954Highest 10 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 20% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
17 minLowest 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
13.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±3.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Gardner 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 | #273 of 282 in MA | #268 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Everett | Gardner | North Adams · Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Everett High | Gardner High | Charles McCann Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
13.5Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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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.