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Marblehead vs Marblehead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
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| Measure | Marblehead | Marblehead |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 20,413 |
20,413 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% MA: +7.4% |
+3.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2 23% above MA |
49.1±2 23% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 78.3% MA: 47.3% |
78.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $182,132±$28k 75% above MA |
$182,132±$28k 75% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $943,900±$31k 68% above MA |
$943,900±$31k 68% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$1,764±$147 about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309 39% above MA |
$8,309 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.4% MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2% MA: 62.5% |
85.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944 20 yrs older than MA |
1944 20 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 34%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Marblehead |
| High school in town | — | Marblehead High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.