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Saugus vs Everett vs Saugus vs Randolph Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Randolph Town has the most affordable homes ($496k 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 | Saugus | Everett | Saugus | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,773Lowest |
50,045Highest |
28,773Lowest |
34,878 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.5±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
44.5±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
41.3±1.8 3% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4% MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
31.4% MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Randolph Town and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $101,539±$3k about the MA average |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$101,539±$3k about the MA average |
$109,573±$6kHighest 5% above MA |
| Randolph Town and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,400±$13k 7% above MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$603,400±$13k 7% above MA |
$496,400±$21kLowest 12% below MA |
| Everett and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$2,076±$69Lowest 18% above MA |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$2,103±$98 19% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,049Highest about the MA average |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$6,049Highest about the MA average |
$5,644 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53%±9.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest about the MA average |
35 min 20% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.3%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Randolph Town and Saugus 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 | #194 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #194 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Saugus | Everett | — | Randolph |
| High school in town | Saugus High | Everett High | — | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.5Highest |
12.1Lowest |
— | 14.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.