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Everett vs Malden 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%).
Malden has the most people working from home (19.8%).
Webster has the most homeowners (59.8%).
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 | Malden | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045 |
65,906Highest |
17,748Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+11.5% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
35.8±1 11% below MA |
39.9±2.9Highest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Webster 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% |
13%±1.2 MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
45.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
9.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,218±$7k 18% below MA |
$100,606±$6kHighest 3% below MA |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23k 9% above MA |
$633,500±$26kHighest 13% above MA |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
| Malden and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69 18% above MA |
$2,204±$62Highest 25% above MA |
$1,228±$81Lowest 30% below MA |
| Malden and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880 19% below MA |
$4,995Highest 17% below MA |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.2%±4.6 MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Malden 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% |
11.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
41.3% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1950 14 yrs older than MA |
1962Highest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 20% above MA |
34 min 18% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
19.8%±2.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #264 of 282 in MA | #184 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Everett | Malden | Webster |
| High school in town | Everett High | Malden High | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
16.1Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.