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Everett vs Hamilton 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).
Hamilton has the most people working from home (26.3%).
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 | Hamilton | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045 |
7,600Lowest |
60,012Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8% MA: +7.4% |
-2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+20.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
43.5±2.1Highest 9% above MA |
39.2±1.3 about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
24%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hamilton and Everett 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% |
21.9%±3.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9% MA: 47.3% |
68.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Hamilton and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$129,833±$14kHighest 25% above MA |
$86,969±$10k 16% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23k 9% above MA |
$720,000±$36kHighest 28% above MA |
$597,400±$17kLowest 6% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,794±$394Lowest about the MA average |
$2,076±$95Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,605 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
65.8%±23.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.9%±4.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Hamilton 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% |
7.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 20% above MA |
32 minLowest 11% above MA |
34 min 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
26.3%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #264 of 282 in MA | #36 of 282 in MA | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Everett | Hamilton-Wenham | Revere |
| High school in town | Everett High | Hamilton-Wenham Regional High | Revere High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
11.8Lowest |
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.