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Devens vs Ipswich vs Maynard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Devens has the highest household income ($189k).
Ipswich has the most expensive homes ($745k median).
Maynard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Devens | Ipswich | Maynard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,723Lowest |
13,930Highest |
10,712 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±4.3Highest 22% above MA |
47.2±3.5 18% above MA |
45.3±4.3Lowest 13% above MA |
| Devens and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Ipswich and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±2.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Ipswich and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
60.2% MA: 47.3% |
64.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Devens and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,250±$63kHighest 82% above MA |
$138,750±$16k 33% above MA |
$124,067±$16kLowest 19% above MA |
| Devens and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $556,800±$96k about the MA average |
$745,400±$40kHighest 33% above MA |
$527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$539Lowest 15% below MA |
$1,598±$90 9% below MA |
$1,800±$148Highest about the MA average |
| Maynard and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,556Lowest 7% below MA |
$7,960 33% above MA |
$8,266Highest 38% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±64.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.5%±12.2 MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Devens and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest MA: 10% |
5.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1964Highest same as MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
32 minHighest 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 28.5%±11.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.9%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Devens 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 | — | #101 of 282 in MA | #166 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Ipswich | Maynard |
| High school in town | — | Ipswich High | Maynard High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0Lowest |
9.7Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.