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Medway vs Everett vs Holliston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Medway has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Holliston has the most people working from home (31.1%).
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 | Medway | Everett | Holliston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,436Lowest |
50,045Highest |
15,094 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+10.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.3 about the MA average |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
45.2±1.9Highest 13% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.5%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.4%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Holliston and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.4% MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
65.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $173,750±$18kHighest 67% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$159,817±$9k 54% above MA |
| Medway and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $617,300±$21k 10% above MA |
$610,000±$23kLowest 9% above MA |
$650,300±$20kHighest 16% above MA |
| Holliston and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,575±$205Lowest 11% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,821±$225 3% above MA |
| Everett and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,730 46% above MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$9,397Highest 57% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.3%±21.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
53.5%±20.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3% MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 4% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
34 min 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.7%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
31.1%±3.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #40 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #38 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Medway | Everett | Holliston |
| High school in town | Medway High | Everett High | Holliston High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
12.1Lowest |
12.4 |
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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.