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Chatham vs Maynard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chatham has the most expensive homes ($943k median).
Maynard has the most kids (16.9% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Chatham | Maynard |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,681Lowest |
10,712Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 63.4±2.8Highest 59% above MA |
45.3±4.3Lowest 13% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 45.5%±5.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
64.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Maynard and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $85,167±$9kLowest 18% below MA |
$124,067±$16kHighest 19% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $942,800±$78kHighest 68% above MA |
$527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,485±$209Lowest 16% below MA |
$1,800±$148Highest about the MA average |
| Maynard and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,094Lowest 32% below MA |
$8,266Highest 38% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.7%±21.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Chatham and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest MA: 10% |
8.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 18% below MA |
32 minHighest 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 25.5%±7.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Chatham and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #130 of 282 in MA | #166 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Monomoy Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.