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Marblehead vs Hull vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marblehead has the most people working from home (34%).
Hull has the most affordable homes ($646k median).
Duxbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Marblehead | Hull | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,413Highest |
10,138Lowest |
16,185 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2 23% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
47.6±2.3Lowest 19% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.5%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Duxbury and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
24.5%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Hull and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
70.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Hull and Duxbury 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 |
$115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
$176,583±$29k 70% above MA |
| Marblehead and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$646,000±$38kLowest 15% above MA |
$874,600±$35k 56% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$1,591±$2kLowest 10% below MA |
| Hull and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309 39% above MA |
$6,089Lowest about the MA average |
$9,518Highest 59% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
57.8%±31.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Duxbury and Hull 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% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2% MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1946 18 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 13% above MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
33 minLowest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.1%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA | #32 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Duxbury |
| High school in town | — | — | Duxbury High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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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.