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Sutton vs Everett vs Methuen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Methuen has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Sutton | Everett | Methuen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,452Lowest |
50,045 |
53,475Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
39.9±1.7 about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Methuen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Sutton and Methuen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
31% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Methuen and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$113,310±$7k 9% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$499,700±$17kLowest 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,749±$91 about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$5,061 16% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.5%±24.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.4%±6.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Methuen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
7.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min about the MA average |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.2%±2.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #105 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #236 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Sutton | Everett | Methuen |
| High school in town | Sutton High School | Everett High | Methuen High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
12.1Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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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.