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Kingston vs Marblehead vs Seekonk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kingston has the most renters (18.8% rent).
Marblehead has the most people working from home (34%).
Seekonk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.2%).
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 | Kingston | Marblehead | Seekonk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,027Lowest |
20,413Highest |
15,694 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.5±3.9 16% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
46±3Lowest 15% above MA |
| Marblehead and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.7%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Marblehead and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Kingston and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2% MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
43.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Seekonk and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,876±$13kLowest 15% above MA |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$120,613±$6k 16% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,600±$30k 9% above MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$482,800±$16kLowest 14% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,159±$244Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$1,916±$165Highest 9% above MA |
| Seekonk and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650 28% above MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$4,956Lowest 17% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
54.9%±19.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Seekonk and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
4.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.2% MA: 62.5% |
87%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 20% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.5%±4.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.1%±4.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #99 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #70 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Kingston · Silver Lake | Marblehead | Seekonk |
| High school in town | Silver Lake Regional High | Marblehead High | Seekonk High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Highest |
10.7 |
10.6Lowest |
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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.