Compare towns
Everett vs Somerville vs Revere
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 kids (21.8% under 18).
Somerville has the most people working from home (31.3%).
Revere has the most homeowners (45.6%).
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 | Somerville | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045Lowest |
81,036Highest |
60,012 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8% MA: +7.4% |
+7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+20.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5 12% below MA |
31.9±0.6Lowest 20% below MA |
39.2±1.3Highest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.8%±0.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.3%±1.1 MA: 17.9% |
10%±0.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9% MA: 47.3% |
69.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
12.8%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$132,572±$6kHighest 28% above MA |
$86,969±$10k 16% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23k 9% above MA |
$911,300±$26kHighest 62% above MA |
$597,400±$17kLowest 6% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69Lowest 18% above MA |
$2,517±$64Highest 43% above MA |
$2,076±$95Lowest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$6,186Highest 3% above MA |
$5,605 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
36.2%±2.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.9%±4.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Revere 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% |
9.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2% MA: 62.5% |
34.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
45.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 20% above MA |
31 minLowest 7% above MA |
34 min 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
31.3%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #264 of 282 in MA | #225 of 282 in MA | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Everett | Somerville | Revere |
| High school in town | Everett High | Somerville High | Revere High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
11.2Lowest |
13.6Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.