What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Revere has the most homeowners (45.6%).

Chelsea has the most renters (74% rent).

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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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Revere	Chelsea
People
Population	60,012Highest	39,908Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+20.2%Highest MA: +7.4%	+15.9%Lowest MA: +7.4%
Median age	39.2±1.3Highest about the MA average	34.4±1.3Lowest 14% below MA
Kids under 18	19.6%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4%	24.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4%
Age 65+	15.7%±1.3Highest MA: 17.9%	10.5%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24.6%Highest MA: 47.3%	22.2%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9%	5%±1Highest MA: 7.9%
	Chelsea and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$86,969±$10kHighest 16% below MA	$72,179±$8kLowest 31% below MA
	Revere and Chelsea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$597,400±$17kHighest 6% above MA	$493,500±$24kLowest 12% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,076±$95Highest 18% above MA	$1,956±$96Lowest 11% above MA
	Revere and Chelsea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,605Highest 6% below MA	$3,321Lowest 45% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.9%±4.8Lowest MA: 51.8%	59.4%±5.1Highest MA: 51.8%
	Chelsea and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.5%Lowest MA: 10%	20.7%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	45.6%Highest MA: 62.5%	26%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA	1941Lowest 23 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 18% above MA	33 minLowest 13% above MA
Work from home	9.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 18.6%	10.4%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6%
	Chelsea and Revere 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	#241 of 282 in MA	#280 of 282 in MA
School district	Revere	Chelsea
High school in town	Revere High	Chelsea High
Students per teacherat that high school	13.6Highest	13.1Lowest
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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.