Welcome to Everett

Everett is a compact city in Middlesex County directly across the Mystic River from Boston, with Everett Square at its center and Broadway as its main street. It pairs streets of two-family houses and triple-deckers with a redeveloped riverfront and some of the region's first dedicated bus lanes.

About Everett

Everett was first part of Charlestown and later part of Malden, where the area was known as South Malden. It separated from Malden in 1870, took its name from the orator and statesman Edward Everett, and became a city in 1892. The population grew quickly in the decades that followed, and the banks of the Mystic and Malden rivers became a center of industry, home to chemical works, varnish makers, and later oil and iron plants.

Woodlawn Cemetery, established in 1851 at the city's northern edge, has a Beaux-Arts gate, and the Georgian Revival Parlin Library dates to 1894. Everett borders Malden to the north, Revere to the east, Chelsea to the southeast, and Medford to the west across the Malden River, with Charlestown across the Mystic River to the south.

Getting Around

Everett has no subway station of its own, but MBTA buses converge at Everett Square, and a bus lane on Broadway runs from Glendale Square to Sweetser Circle. Routes along Broadway connect with Malden Center, Sullivan Square, Wellington, and Wonderland, and Wellington station on the Orange Line sits just over the line in Medford. A commuter rail stop is nearby in Chelsea. Route 16 crosses the southern part of the city and connects to U.S. Route 1 and Interstate 93, and Route 99 follows Broadway.

Everett Real Estate

Everett real estate is mostly older multi-family housing, and much of it was built before 1940. Two-family houses are the most common type, including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Craftsman-influenced designs, and Queen Anne and Colonial Revival triple-deckers line Broadway, Main Street, and Chelsea Street. Single-family homes, brick apartment blocks from the early 20th century, and condominium units add variety.

The city's two commercial centers are Everett Square, which keeps much of its historic streetscape, and Glendale Square, at Broadway and Ferry Street. Lower Broadway, near the Mystic River, has its own zoning that allows single-family, multi-family, and mixed-use housing.

Living in Everett

Encore Boston Harbor opened on a 33-acre Mystic River site in 2019, and the six-acre Harborwalk around it is open to the public year-round, with an event lawn, gardens, viewing decks, and shoreline paths for walking and biking. The Northern Strand Community Trail begins at Broadway in Everett and runs about ten miles on a former rail line through Malden, Revere, and Saugus to Lynn.

Glendale Park, at Elm and Ferry streets, has ball fields and a walking path around its edge, and Gateway Center off Route 16 is the city's largest retail district. Everett Square and Glendale Square have restaurants and shops, and new mobility hubs in both squares added Bluebikes stations and real-time bus arrival screens.

Questions About Everett

What kinds of homes are in Everett?

Everett has mostly older multi-family housing, much of it built before 1940. Two-family houses are the most common type, joined by triple-deckers, single-family homes, early 20th-century brick apartment blocks, and condominium units.

How do you get to Boston from Everett?

MBTA buses run along Broadway, with a dedicated bus lane, to Sullivan Square, Wellington, Malden Center, and Wonderland for Orange Line and Blue Line connections. Route 16 links Everett with U.S. Route 1 and Interstate 93.

What is on the Everett waterfront?

Encore Boston Harbor opened in 2019 on a 33-acre site along the Mystic River, surrounded by a six-acre public Harborwalk with gardens, viewing decks, and shoreline paths. The Northern Strand Community Trail starts nearby on Broadway.

To see homes for sale in Everett, browse the listings below. Thinking of buying or selling in Everett? Call (617) 848-9616 or get a free home valuation. Everett is part of our North of Boston guide.

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