Compare towns
Malden vs Maynard vs Revere
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Malden has the most renters (58.7% rent).
Maynard has the most homeowners (75%).
Revere has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.2%).
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 | Malden | Maynard | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 65,906Highest |
10,712Lowest |
60,012 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.5% MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+20.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.8±1Lowest 11% below MA |
45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA |
39.2±1.3 about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Revere and Malden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Maynard and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1% MA: 47.3% |
64.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,606±$6k 3% below MA |
$124,067±$16kHighest 19% above MA |
$86,969±$10kLowest 16% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $633,500±$26kHighest 13% above MA |
$527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA |
$597,400±$17k 6% above MA |
| Malden and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,204±$62Highest 25% above MA |
$1,800±$148Lowest about the MA average |
$2,076±$95 18% above MA |
| Malden and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,995Lowest 17% below MA |
$8,266Highest 38% above MA |
$5,605 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.2%±4.6 MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.9%±4.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Revere and Malden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% MA: 10% |
8.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 41.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 18% above MA |
32 minLowest 9% above MA |
34 min 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.8%±2.3 MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Maynard and Malden 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 | #184 of 282 in MA | #166 of 282 in MA | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Malden | Maynard | Revere |
| High school in town | Malden High | Maynard High | Revere High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.1Highest |
9.7Lowest |
13.6 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.