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Marblehead vs Marblehead vs Oakham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oakham has the most affordable homes ($420k 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 | Marblehead | Oakham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,413Highest |
20,413Highest |
1,639Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
49±2.3Lowest 23% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.2%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$102,000±$20kLowest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$420,100±$20kLowest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147Highest about the MA average |
$1,764±$147Highest about the MA average |
$1,174±$81Lowest 33% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$4,103Lowest 32% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±69.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.4% MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 13% above MA |
33 minLowest 13% above MA |
39 minHighest 32% above MA |
| Work from home | 34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Marblehead | Quabbin |
| High school in town | — | Marblehead High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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| 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.