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Everett vs Kennebunk vs Chelsea
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Everett has the most expensive homes ($610k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Chelsea has the most renters (74% rent).
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 | Kennebunk | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045Highest |
11,820Lowest |
39,908 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+15.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5 10% below U.S. |
54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
34.4±1.3Lowest 12% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Chelsea and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.3%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
10.5%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Everett and Chelsea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,218±$7k 6% above U.S. |
$107,804±$8kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$72,179±$8kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23kHighest 83% above U.S. |
$487,700±$21kLowest 47% above U.S. |
$493,500±$24k 48% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,425±$290Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,956±$96 38% above U.S. |
| Everett and Chelsea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880 56% above U.S. |
$4,999Highest 60% above U.S. |
$3,321Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Chelsea and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
20.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
26%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1941 39 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 33% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 min 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #264 of 282 in MA | #9 of 133 in ME | #280 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Everett | RSU 21 | Chelsea |
| High school in town | Everett High | Kennebunk High School | Chelsea High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
11.6Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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U.S. 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.