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Everett vs Moretown vs Dummerston
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Moretown has the highest household income ($104k).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Moretown | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045Highest |
1,532Lowest |
2,090 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5Lowest 10% below U.S. |
46.8±3.8Highest 20% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
| Moretown and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 22% |
| Everett and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,218±$7kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$104,423±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
| Moretown and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23kHighest 83% above U.S. |
$380,800±$36k 14% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69Highest 47% above U.S. |
$838±$462Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880 56% above U.S. |
$5,506Highest 77% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.1%±14.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Everett and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 33% above U.S. |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.4%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Moretown 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 | — | — |
| School district | Everett | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | Everett High | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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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.