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Lenox vs Marblehead vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lenox has the most affordable homes ($467k median).
Marblehead has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (52.4%).
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 | Lenox | Marblehead | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,079 |
20,413Highest |
2,056Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2% MA: +7.4% |
+3.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.1±4.3 50% above MA |
49.1±2Lowest 23% above MA |
63.7±3.5Highest 59% above MA |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 40.1%±7.8 MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
47%±7.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
62.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Lenox and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,080±$31kLowest about the MA average |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$146,250±$67k 41% above MA |
| Marblehead and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $466,700±$43kLowest 17% below MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$600,000±$99k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$238 38% below MA |
$1,764±$147Highest about the MA average |
$858±$375Lowest 51% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,299 12% below MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$4,652Lowest 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±18.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
60.8%±27Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Stockbridge and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 22% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
20 minLowest 33% below MA |
| Work from home | 18.3%±8.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Stockbridge 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 | #90 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Lenox | Marblehead | — |
| High school in town | Lenox Memorial High | Marblehead High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.6Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.