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Marblehead vs Ashburnham vs Marblehead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashburnham has the most affordable homes ($391k median).
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 | Marblehead | Ashburnham | Marblehead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,413Highest |
6,415Lowest |
20,413Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
40.7±6.3Lowest about the MA average |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.6%±6Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ashburnham and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ashburnham and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$118,809±$11kLowest 14% above MA |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$390,700±$34kLowest 30% below MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147Lowest about the MA average |
$1,807±$1kHighest about the MA average |
$1,764±$147Lowest about the MA average |
| Ashburnham and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$6,046Lowest about the MA average |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ashburnham and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
16%±7.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 282 in MA | #178 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Ashburnham-Westminster | Marblehead |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Marblehead High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
| 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.