Best PlacesEverett, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Everett, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Everett ranks 1,281st of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Everett
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Everett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Everett ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of cities
- BikingBetter than 98% of cities
- TransitBetter than 98% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of cities
Where Everett ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 4% of cities
- Short commute35.0 minutes each way, better than only 6% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 10% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Everett
A household needs to earn about $157,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Everett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $89,760, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Everett's effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Everett
Everett runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Everett.
Who works in Everett, and how
Work in Everett centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in Everett
Everett has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of cities and more parkland per resident than 88% of cities. The coast is about 5 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Everett and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Everett, month by month
Everett sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 67° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Everett
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 4 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 21.1 million passengers in 2025, with 199 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Everett
Schools across Everett average a D+, better than 10% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Madeline English SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Lafayette SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Webster SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Susan B. Anthony Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Malden HighB · 50% proficient
- Everett HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Everett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Everett measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Everett against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Everett suits
Families
Schools land around the 10th percentile and crime safety beats 63%.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Everett
Is Everett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Everett ranks 1,281st of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on walkability, biking, and transit, and lowest on civic engagement and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Everett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $609,344. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $89,760 median income, cost of living beats 10% of cities.
Is Everett safe?
Yes, Everett is safer than 63% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Everett?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 25. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of cities.
Is Everett good for families?
Schools beat 10% of cities, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $1,897 a month.
Compare Everett with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Everett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Everett represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Everett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Everett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Everett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Everett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Everett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Everett detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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