Everett: heat pumps and Mass Save
53% of Everett homes are in buildings of two to four units, and 37% are owner-occupied. Triple-deckers set the pattern.
- Facts checked: November 3, 2026
How Everett homes heat today
| Main heating fuel | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 11,633 | 67% |
| Electricity | 3,154 | 18% |
| Fuel oil or kerosene | 2,098 | 12% |
| Propane or bottled gas | 500 | 3% |
| Other or none | 81 | 0% |
17,466 occupied homes: 6,499 owned and 10,967 rented. Median year built: 1938. Of 18,827 housing units, 9,888 (53%) are in buildings of two to four units, 4,090 (22%) in buildings of five or more, and 4,849 (26%) in single-family homes and other types.
How Everett compares
Of the 23 towns we cover, Everett ranks 19th for oil heat (12% against an average of 20%), 4th for natural gas (67% against 57%) and 13th for electric heat (18% against 19%). Other towns on the list, for reference:
| Town | Oil | Gas | Electric | Median built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watertown | 13% | 67% | 15% | 1947 |
| Medford | 15% | 62% | 19% | 1942 |
| Malden | 10% | 61% | 23% | 1950 |
| Melrose | 20% | 63% | 14% | 1938 |
| Salem | 17% | 55% | 25% | 1938 |
| Revere | 12% | 58% | 25% | 1965 |
Put another way: Everett is the 12th largest of the 23 towns by occupied homes (17,466). For every home on oil there are 5.5 on natural gas. Its median home year of 1938 is 14 years older than the 1952 average across these towns. 3,154 homes (18%) are electric, and 500 (3%) use propane or bottled gas.
Tune-ups for heating systems in Everett
Natural gas heats 67% of Everett (11,633 homes), which makes the gas furnace or boiler the usual job: flame, heat exchanger, venting and safety devices.
Across the three burner fuels, 14,231 of 17,466 homes (81%) burn gas, oil or propane: 11,633 gas, 2,098 oil and 500 propane. 10,967 homes (63%) are rented, which means the landlord, not the tenant, books the visit. Homes here are old: the median was built in 1938. Basements often hold equipment from several different decades.
Ready to book? Request a Everett tune-up. What gets checked: furnaces, boilers.
If your boiler or furnace dies in Everett
Before you price a heat pump against a new gas unit in Everett, find out whether your gas utility is a Mass Save sponsor. Your bill names it. Rates and the January 1, 2027 drop are on the 2027 rebate page.
For a number you can use, send two photos of the old unit and the panel, and see what moves a boiler price.
Where to go next
Run your numbers in the rebate calculator. Heating with gas? Gas furnace to heat pump. Oil customers: leave the tank behind. In a two- or three-family? Heat pump for a triple-decker. See panel upgrades before you pick a system size.