Compare towns
Everett vs Randolph Town vs Saugus
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).
Randolph Town has the most affordable homes ($496k median).
Saugus has the shortest commute (30 min average).
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 | Randolph Town | Saugus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045Highest |
34,878 |
28,773Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
— | +7.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
41.3±1.8 3% above MA |
44.5±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
| Saugus and Randolph Town 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% |
17.3%±2 MA: 19.4% |
15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Saugus and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Randolph Town 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 |
$109,573±$6kHighest 5% above MA |
$101,539±$3k about the MA average |
| Randolph Town and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$496,400±$21kLowest 12% below MA |
$603,400±$13k 7% above MA |
| Everett and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69Lowest 18% above MA |
$2,103±$98 19% above MA |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
| Saugus and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$5,644 6% below MA |
$6,049Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Everett 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% |
8.4% MA: 10% |
6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.3% MA: 62.5% |
71.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 20% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Randolph Town and Saugus 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 | #260 of 282 in MA | #194 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Everett | Randolph | Saugus |
| High school in town | Everett High | Randolph High | Saugus High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
14.2 |
15.5Highest |
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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.