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Concord vs Marblehead vs Wareham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most expensive homes ($1210k median).
Marblehead has the most homeowners (85.2%).
Wareham has the most affordable homes ($425k median).
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 | Concord | Marblehead | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,223Lowest |
20,413 |
23,302Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.6±2Lowest 19% above MA |
49.1±2 23% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
| Wareham and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Concord and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
78.3% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
$182,132±$28k 75% above MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
| Concord and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$943,900±$31k 68% above MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$1,504±$180Lowest 15% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$8,309 39% above MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±10.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Concord and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 11% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Concord and Marblehead 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 | #10 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | — | Wareham |
| High school in town | Concord Carlisle High | — | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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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.