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Everett vs Windham vs Needham
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).
Windham has the most homeowners (93.9%).
Needham has the most expensive homes ($1189k median).
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 | Windham | Needham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045Highest |
16,038Lowest |
32,459 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5Lowest 10% below U.S. |
41.1±2.9 6% above U.S. |
43.1±1.6Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Needham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
27.5%±2.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Needham and Windham 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% |
15.5%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±1.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Needham and Windham 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
81.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Everett and Needham 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 6% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19k 135% above U.S. |
$214,308±$13kHighest 165% above U.S. |
| Needham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23kLowest 83% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50k 117% above U.S. |
$1,188,500±$43kHighest 257% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69Lowest 47% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$2,409±$183 70% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880Lowest 56% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.9%±8.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Everett and Needham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 33% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #264 of 282 in MA | #13 of 120 in NH | #19 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Everett | Windham School District | Needham |
| High school in town | Everett High | Windham High School | Needham High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
12.8Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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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.