Arlington vs Everett

A side-by-side comparison of Arlington and Everett: population, income, housing, and more.

Arlington and Everett are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Everett has the higher population (49,236 vs 46,015 in Arlington). Arlington has the higher median household income ($141,440 vs $79,658 in Everett). Arlington has the higher median home value ($885,000 vs $605,200 in Everett).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington	Everett
Population	46,015	49,236
Median age	41.3 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$141,440	$79,658
Median home value	$885,000	$605,200
Median gross rent	$2,043	$1,988
Housing units	20,599	18,541
Homeownership rate	60.6%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.4%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington	Everett
Population	45,304 → 46,015 (+1.6%)	46,118 → 49,236 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$108,389 → $141,440 (+30.5%)	$65,528 → $79,658 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$642,200 → $885,000 (+37.8%)	$405,800 → $605,200 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,730 → $2,043 (+18.1%)	$1,454 → $1,988 (+36.7%)

Arlington

Population

45,30446,015

Median household income

$108,389$141,440

Median home value

$642,200$885,000

Median gross rent

$1,730$2,043

Everett

Population

46,11849,236

Median household income

$65,528$79,658

Median home value

$405,800$605,200

Median gross rent

$1,454$1,988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington	Everett
Under 5	4.8%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.7%	15.9%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	18.8%
35 to 44	14.3%	16.1%
45 to 54	15.6%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.3%	11.0%
65 to 74	9.8%	6.6%
75 and over	7.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington	Everett
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	37.9%
Black or African American	2.5%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	12.1%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	3.1%
Two or more races	4.6%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	31.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington	Everett
No high school diploma	2.4%	20.1%
High school graduate	10.8%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	12.4%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	43.8%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington	Everett
Drove alone	45.8%	50.4%
Carpooled	3.4%	14.4%
Public transit	12.5%	17.4%
Walked	2.0%	4.6%
Bicycle	4.7%	0.9%
Worked from home	30.5%	8.6%
Other means	1.2%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington	Everett
1-unit, detached	38.2%	19.2%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	30.3%	51.9%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	7.6%
20 or more units	13.8%	12.4%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Arlington	Everett
Poverty rate	5.4%	15.4%
Average household size	2.30	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	32	35
Median year structure built	1943	1938