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Everett vs Watertown
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).
Watertown has the most people working from home (29.1%).
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 | Watertown |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 50,045Highest |
35,543Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
39.4±1.3Highest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.3%±1.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
66.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Watertown 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 |
$126,265±$6kHighest 21% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23kLowest 9% above MA |
$784,600±$31kHighest 40% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69Lowest 18% above MA |
$2,502±$107Highest 42% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$6,799Highest 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.7%±5.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
7.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
47.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1947Highest 17 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 20% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
29.1%±2.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #264 of 282 in MA | #171 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Everett | Watertown |
| High school in town | Everett High | Watertown High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
11.1Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.