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Everett vs Upton vs Bolton
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).
Upton has the oldest population (median age 46.4).
Bolton has the most people working from home (40.5%).
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 | Upton | Bolton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045Highest |
8,189 |
5,737Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+15.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
41.2±1.7 3% above MA |
| Upton and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±2.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
25%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Bolton and Upton 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% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Bolton 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% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
81.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$205,449±$31kHighest 98% above MA |
| Bolton and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23k 9% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$796,000±$49kHighest 42% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,583±$1k 10% below MA |
| Everett and Bolton 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 |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
12.7%±45.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Upton 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% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
94.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minLowest 20% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
40.5%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #264 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #28 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Everett | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Nashoba |
| High school in town | Everett High | Blackstone Valley | Nashoba Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
11.2Lowest |
12.0 |
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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.