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Georgetown vs Lancaster vs Marblehead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Georgetown has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Lancaster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Marblehead has the most expensive homes ($944k 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 | Georgetown | Lancaster | Marblehead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,474Lowest |
8,606 |
20,413Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+4.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
43.1±4.9 8% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
| Marblehead and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Georgetown and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.9%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Marblehead and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.1% MA: 47.3% |
50.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Marblehead and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,595±$23k 46% above MA |
$134,833±$27kLowest 30% above MA |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
| Marblehead and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $651,200±$23k 16% above MA |
$519,100±$60kLowest 8% below MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,223±$506 26% above MA |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
$1,764±$147Lowest about the MA average |
| Lancaster and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,272 21% above MA |
$7,235Lowest 21% above MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±22.5 MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Lancaster and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.1% MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 15% above MA |
32 minLowest 9% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.2%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1 MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Marblehead and Lancaster 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 | #140 of 282 in MA | #145 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Georgetown | Nashoba | Marblehead |
| High school in town | Georgetown High School | None in town | Marblehead High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
— | 10.7Highest |
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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.