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Groton vs Marblehead vs Lynnfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the most affordable homes ($743k median).
Marblehead has the most people working from home (34%).
Lynnfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.1%).
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 | Groton | Marblehead | Lynnfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,390Lowest |
20,413Highest |
13,064 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+12.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.7Lowest 4% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
41.4±2.1Lowest 4% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 28.3%±4.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
28%±4.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Groton and Lynnfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Marblehead and Lynnfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 70.1% MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
62.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Groton and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $192,958±$27kHighest 86% above MA |
$182,132±$28k 75% above MA |
$175,265±$23kLowest 69% above MA |
| Groton and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $743,400±$46kLowest 32% above MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$917,600±$31k 63% above MA |
| Marblehead and Lynnfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$335Lowest 17% below MA |
$1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$2,676±$219Highest 52% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$8,309Lowest 39% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±17Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
69.2%±21.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Lynnfield and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1964 same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 11% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 27.5%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
27.4%±4.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Marblehead and Groton 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 | #39 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #27 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Groton-Dunstable | — | Lynnfield |
| High school in town | Groton Dunstable Regional | — | Lynnfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.7Highest |
— | 12.0Lowest |
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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.