Compare towns
Everett vs Springfield vs Windham
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 the most renters (62.8% rent).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
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 | Springfield | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045 |
154,749Highest |
16,038Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5 10% below U.S. |
33.7±0.5Lowest 13% below U.S. |
41.1±2.9Highest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±0.9 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Springfield 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% |
13.2%±0.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
20.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±0.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Springfield 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±$7k 6% above U.S. |
$52,656±$2kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23k 83% above U.S. |
$245,000±$4kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69 47% above U.S. |
$1,144±$55Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880 56% above U.S. |
$3,695Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.7%±3.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Springfield and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
25.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
49.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1952 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 33% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #264 of 282 in MA | #276 of 282 in MA | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Everett | Springfield | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Everett High | Springfield Central High | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
12.2 |
12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.