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Everett vs Rochester vs Westminster
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).
Rochester has the highest household income ($120k).
Westminster has the most affordable homes ($422k median).
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 | Rochester | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045Highest |
5,837Lowest |
8,374 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+9.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+12.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
46.5±6 16% above MA |
48.3±4.6Highest 21% above MA |
| Westminster and Rochester 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% |
20.1%±4.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Westminster 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% |
20.1%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
26%±5.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Rochester 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% |
43.5% MA: 47.3% |
45.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Rochester 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 |
$120,273±$12kHighest 16% above MA |
$106,331±$22k about the MA average |
| Rochester and Westminster 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 |
$599,100±$31k 7% above MA |
$422,000±$36kLowest 25% below MA |
| Everett and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,432±$743Lowest 19% below MA |
$1,843±$268 5% above MA |
| Everett and Westminster 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 |
$6,530Highest 9% above MA |
$4,973 17% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
39.1%±10.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Westminster 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% |
5.4% MA: 10% |
2.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 20% above MA |
37 minHighest 25% above MA |
27 minLowest 7% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
8.3%±3.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Westminster 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 | #104 of 282 in MA | #112 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Everett | Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical · Rochester | Ashburnham-Westminster |
| High school in town | Everett High | Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical | Oakmont Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
9.1Lowest |
13.6Highest |
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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.