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Merrimac vs Everett vs Deerfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Merrimac has the highest household income ($123k).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Deerfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
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 | Merrimac | Everett | Deerfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,748 |
50,045Highest |
5,158Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.4±6.8 24% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
51.8±3.6Highest 30% above MA |
| Deerfield and Merrimac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±6.2 MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.2%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Merrimac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±5.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Merrimac and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
7.9%±3.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Deerfield and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,054±$16kHighest 18% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$106,136±$14k about the MA average |
| Merrimac and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $553,400±$38k about the MA average |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$414,900±$37kLowest 26% below MA |
| Everett and Merrimac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,352±$325 23% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,334±$318Lowest 24% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,399Highest 23% above MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$5,824 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
26.1%±15.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Merrimac and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
7.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
78.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
18 minLowest 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 8.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Deerfield and Everett 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 | #188 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #156 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Pentucket | Everett | Deerfield · Frontier |
| High school in town | None in town | Everett High | Frontier Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.