Everett Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)
Water Hardness
2.3 grains per gallon
Source
reservoir
pH Level
7.3
neutral = 7.0
Lead
0.003 mg/L
✓ Below action level
TDS
67.8 mg/L
Est. Daily Cost
$0.10
energy & soap waste
Source: USGS Water Quality Portal · Updated 2026
0–60
mg/L
Soft
61–120
mg/L
Moderately Hard
121–180
mg/L
Hard
180+
mg/L
Very Hard
Appliance Damage Report
In Everett, your appliances are currently losing 5% efficiency due to mineral buildup.
| Appliance | In Everett | Soft Water City | Efficiency Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle | 8.3 yrs | 8.5 yrs | -2% |
| Washing Machine | 12.2 yrs | 12 yrs | — |
| Water Heater | 14 yrs | 15 yrs | -7% |
Regional Water Comparison
How Everett compares to its nearest neighbours
| City | Hardness | PFAS (ppt) | Risk | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ Everett, Massachusetts | 39 mg/L | 5.8 ppt | 🟢 Soft | reservoir |
| Malden, Massachusetts | 112.5 mg/L | 10.9 ppt | 🟡 Moderately Hard | reservoir |
| Chelsea, Massachusetts | 123.5 mg/L | 11.7 ppt | 🟠 Hard | reservoir |
| Charlestown, Massachusetts | 121 mg/L | 11.5 ppt | 🟠 Hard | reservoir |
| East Boston, Massachusetts | 117 mg/L | 11.2 ppt | 🟡 Moderately Hard | reservoir |
National Benchmark
How Everett compares to the USA average
| Benchmark | Hardness | Appliance Risk |
|---|---|---|
| ▶ Everett | 39 mg/L | 🟢 None |
| USA National Avg | 150 mg/L | 🟠 Moderate |
| Badger Top Rated | 8.5 mg/L | 🟢 None |
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What Makes Everett's Water Unique?
Local geology and source profile
Everett, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County — an inner Boston suburb adjacent to Somerville and Medford, one of the most densely populated and diverse cities in Massachusetts (significant Brazilian, Haitian, and Central American immigrant communities), and home of the Encore Boston Harbor casino resort, a rapidly transforming former industrial community on the Mystic River — draws its municipal water supply from the MWRA system (Quabbin Reservoir supply) via the City of Everett Department of Public Works. Water hardness in Everett measures 39 mg/L — classified as very soft.
Everett's very soft supply reflects the MWRA Quabbin and Wachusett Reservoir watersheds' calcareous-poor western Massachusetts geology. The Quabbin Reservoir drains approximately 186 square miles of the Swift River watershed (Proterozoic–Paleozoic calcareous-poor metamorphic terrain of the Connecticut Valley Upland — predominantly Precambrian schist, gneiss, and granodiorite of the Bronson Hill Anticlinorium, calcium-poor). The MWRA treats this very soft supply and distributes it throughout the Greater Boston metro system — including Everett's inner Boston suburb distribution zone. The Quabbin-dominated MWRA supply produces the very soft 39 mg/L.
With hardness at 39 mg/L, Everett residents enjoy very soft water with minimal scale challenges. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority consistently delivers water meeting all Massachusetts MassDEP and EPA Safe Drinking Water Act requirements.
Geology & Source: Reservoir supply from the Middlesex Fells Reservoir and Spot Pond (MWRA Metropolitan Reservoir System) via the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) — the Middlesex County inner Boston suburb (Proterozoic Avalonian Terrain Roxbury Conglomerate–Lynn Volcanic Complex calcareous-poor watershed); very soft supply at 39 mg/L — reflecting the Spot Pond–MWRA Quabbin soft supply.