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Mendon vs Everett vs Bellingham vs Bellingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Bellingham has the most people working from home (18.3%).
Bellingham has the most affordable homes ($431k 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 | Mendon | Everett | Bellingham | Bellingham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,325 |
50,045Highest |
17,410 |
5,325Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.8% MA: +7.4% |
-1.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4Highest 10% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
38.2±1.5 4% below MA |
44±7.6 10% above MA |
| Mendon and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
22.1%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
14.9%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bellingham and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.1% MA: 47.3% |
35.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.4%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$125,307±$10k 21% above MA |
$96,763±$14k 7% below MA |
| Mendon and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$610,000±$23k 9% above MA |
$450,700±$13k 20% below MA |
$431,200±$23kLowest 23% below MA |
| Mendon and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196 4% above MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,836±$196Lowest 4% above MA |
$2,009±$358 14% above MA |
| Everett and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$4,880 19% below MA |
$5,030 16% below MA |
$4,477Lowest 25% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
74.7%±25.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
5.7% MA: 10% |
1.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
78.9% MA: 62.5% |
68.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 4% above MA |
35 min 20% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
34 min 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
18%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Bellingham and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #210 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #232 of 282 in MA | #232 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | Everett | Bellingham | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Everett High | Bellingham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.