Compare towns
Everett vs Holyoke vs Webster
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%).
Holyoke has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Webster has the most homeowners (45.5%).
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 | Holyoke | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045Highest |
37,813 |
12,228Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-4.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
40±1.6Highest about the MA average |
37.2±2.1 7% below MA |
| Holyoke and Webster 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% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.1%±1.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9% MA: 47.3% |
25.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.4%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8 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 | $85,218±$7kHighest 18% below MA |
$53,605±$3kLowest 48% below MA |
$63,837±$8k 39% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$274,100±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$333,100±$14k 41% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,021±$60Lowest 42% below MA |
$1,198±$85 32% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880Highest 19% below MA |
$4,065 32% below MA |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.7%±5.4 MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Holyoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
27%Highest MA: 10% |
16% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
41.3% MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1950 14 yrs older than MA |
1954Highest 10 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 20% above MA |
19 minLowest 34% below MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±2.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Holyoke 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 | #281 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Everett | Holyoke · Springfield | — |
| High school in town | Everett High | Holyoke High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
12.5Highest |
— |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.