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Concord vs Marblehead vs Worcester
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%).
Worcester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.1%).
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 | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,223Lowest |
20,413 |
207,055Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.6±2 19% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
| Marblehead and Concord 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% |
19.6%±0.8Lowest 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%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Concord and Marblehead 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% |
35.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
$182,132±$28k 75% above MA |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% 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 |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$1,487±$38Lowest 16% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$8,309 39% above MA |
$4,733Lowest 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±10.5 MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Worcester and Concord 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% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1951 13 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 11% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1Lowest 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 | #266 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Marblehead | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester |
| High school in town | Concord Carlisle High | Marblehead High | South High Community |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
10.7Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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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.