Compare towns
Everett vs Townsend 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 renters (62.8% rent).
Townsend has the most homeowners (82%).
Revere has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.2%).
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 | Townsend | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045 |
9,100Lowest |
60,012Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8% MA: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+20.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
40.9±3.3Highest about the MA average |
39.2±1.3 about the MA average |
| Townsend and Revere 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% |
21%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Townsend 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% |
17.1%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Townsend and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9% MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
4%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Townsend 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 |
$121,528±$23kHighest 17% above MA |
$86,969±$10k 16% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$433,200±$22kLowest 23% below MA |
$597,400±$17k 6% above MA |
| Everett and Revere 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 |
$1,469±$313Lowest 17% below MA |
$2,076±$95Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$6,031Highest about the MA average |
$5,605 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
50.6%±16.8Lowest 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% |
8.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 20% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
34 minLowest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #264 of 282 in MA | #136 of 282 in MA | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Everett | North Middlesex | Revere |
| High school in town | Everett High | North Middlesex Regional | Revere High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
13.1 |
13.6Highest |
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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.