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Everett, MA

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EverettMA averageUS Census ACS
Population
49,236
Per-capita income
$35,941
Median home value
$605,200
Bachelor's or higher
24%
Typical home value $628,482 +1.1% yr/yr · +18% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
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Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances
Total revenue$311.4M (FY2023)
Total spending$325.0M (FY2023)
Taxes$137.0M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$97.7M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$6,694 (FY2023)
🗳️ How this town voted (67 contests)
Official town-by-town returns — MA Secretary of the Commonwealth (PD43+). ✓ marks this town's plurality choice.
U.S. Senate 2026-09-01
John Deaton ✓ 477
U.S. Senate 2026-09-01
Edward J. Markey ✓ 2,056 · Seth W. Moulton 619
U.S. House — 7th Congressional 2026-09-01
Ayanna S. Pressley ✓ 2,204
Treasurer 2026-09-01
Deborah B. Goldberg ✓ 2,207
Treasurer 2026-09-01
Elizabeth Dionne ✓ 419
State Senate — Middlesex and Suffolk 2026-09-01
Sal N. DiDomenico ✓ 2,328
State Representative — 11th Suffolk 2026-09-01
Judith A. Garcia ✓ 170
State Representative — 2nd Suffolk 2026-09-01
Daniel J. Ryan ✓ 59
State Representative — 28th Middlesex 2026-09-01
Joseph W. Mcgonagle, Jr ✓ 2,034
Secretary of the Commonwealth 2026-09-01
Anne R. Brensley ✓
Secretary of the Commonwealth 2026-09-01
William Francis Galvin ✓ 2,335
Register of Probate — Middlesex County 2026-09-01
Tara Decristofaro ✓ 2,170

Upcoming

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Tue Oct 13, 2026 · 07:00 PM

Regular Meeting of the City Council

EVERETT CITY HALL, 484 BROADWAY, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
Tue Oct 13, 2026 · 06:30 PM

City Council's Committee on Legislative Affairs & Elections

EVERETT CITY HALL, 484 BROADWAY, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
Tue Oct 13, 2026 · 06:00 PM

City Council's Committee on Ways and Means

EVERETT CITY HALL, 484 BROADWAY, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
Mon Oct 26, 2026 · 07:00 PM

Regular Meeting of the City Council

EVERETT CITY HALL, 484 BROADWAY, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR

Recent meetings

Mon Sep 28, 2026 · 06:30 PM

City Council's Committee on Legislative Affairs & Elections

EVERETT CITY HALL, 484 BROADWAY, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
Mon Sep 28, 2026 · 07:00 PM

Regular Meeting of the City Council

EVERETT CITY HALL, 484 BROADWAY, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
Mon Sep 28, 2026 · 06:00 PM

City Council's Committee on Government Operations, Public Safety & Public Service

EVERETT CITY HALL, 484 BROADWAY, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
Mon Sep 14, 2026 · 06:30 PM

City Council's Committee on Legislative Affairs & Elections

EVERETT CITY HALL, 484 BROADWAY, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
Mon Sep 14, 2026 · 07:00 PM

Regular Meeting of the City Council

EVERETT CITY HALL, 484 BROADWAY, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
Mon Aug 3, 2026 · 06:00 PM

Special Meeting of the City Council

EVERETT CITY HALL, 484 BROADWAY, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3RD FLOOR
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
$5.6MALLIANCE DETECTIVE & SECURITY SERVICE, INC.
National Archives and Records Administra · EXERCISE OPTION YEAR I FOR SECURITY GUARD SERVICES AT THE JOHN F. KENN
$2.9MDBI WASTE SYSTEMS INC
Department of Defense · INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT HANSCOM AFB
$2.2MALLIANCE DETECTIVE & SECURITY SERVICE, INC.
National Archives and Records Administra · AWARD A NEW TASK ORDER FOR SECURITY GUARD SERVICES AT THE JOHN F. KENN
$2.2ML.J.V. DEVELOPMENT, LLC
Department of the Interior · LOWE_PMIS 160970 REHABILITATE KIRK ST.
$1.5MDBI WASTE SYSTEMS INC
Department of Veterans Affairs · SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING PROGRAM SERVICES
$1.5MALLIANCE DETECTIVE & SECURITY SERVICE, INC.
Department of Commerce · GUARD SERVICES FOR NOAA SHIPS DURING PORTS IN NEW ENGLAND AREA
$1.4MALLIANCE DETECTIVE & SECURITY SERVICE, INC.
National Archives and Records Administra · THIS TASK ORDER FOR SECURITY GUARD SERVICES AT THE JIMMY CARTER PRESID
$964,748DBI WASTE SYSTEMS INC
Department of Veterans Affairs · EO14042 - SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING PROGRAM SERVICES
$882,511DBI WASTE SYSTEMS INC
Department of Veterans Affairs · EO14042 - SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING PROGRAM SERVICES
$882,404DBI WASTE SYSTEMS INC
Department of Veterans Affairs · SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING PROGRAM SERVICES

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Middlesex County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-11,065 people (-$1.57B net AGI · 2023)
Traffic fatalities2 (1 pedestrian · 2023)
Business establishments44,624 (963,417 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,711/mo (862 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy12.8% (low numeracy 19% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.

$311.4M
Annual budget
$97.7M
Debt outstanding
197
Permitted housing units

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$311.4M
Spending$325.0M
Operating spending ran ahead of revenue this year.

Debt load MODERATE

Outstanding debt$97.7M
Debt-to-revenue0.31×
Debt-load index64 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.503
All kids
0.480
Black kids
0.428

Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.

Where it’s happening

geocoded land-use decisions
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