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Everett is a mid-size city of 50,045 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 5 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $610k and rent runs about $2k a month.
50,045people
$610kTypical home
$2,076/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
50"Snow
233Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 50,045
- Part of a metro area
- About 14,646 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Boston, MA
- 5 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $610k (≈$3,847/mo)
- Median rent $2,076/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (315 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,266 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 20% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to BOS airport
- 4 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 26% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,559 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 210 bars within 25 mi
- 1,438 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 226 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk