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Hudson vs Marblehead vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the most affordable homes ($497k median).
Marblehead has the highest household income ($182k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Hudson | Marblehead | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,077 |
20,413Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.7Lowest 10% above U.S. |
49.1±2 26% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
22.3%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Marblehead and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
78.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,400±$13kLowest 28% above U.S. |
$182,132±$28kHighest 126% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
| Marblehead and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,800±$22kLowest 49% above U.S. |
$943,900±$31kHighest 184% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79k 163% above U.S. |
| Marblehead and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$82Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,764±$147Highest 25% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,892 121% above U.S. |
$8,309Highest 166% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±8.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.5%±8.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Marblehead and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1944Lowest 36 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
34%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Hudson | Marblehead | — |
| High school in town | Hudson High | Marblehead High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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U.S. 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.