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Marblehead vs Marblehead vs Stoneham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stoneham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Stoneham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,413Lowest |
20,413Lowest |
23,355Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
42.2±2.2Lowest 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
55.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Stoneham 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 |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$113,964±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$671,900±$26kLowest 20% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147Lowest about the MA average |
$1,764±$147Lowest about the MA average |
$2,035±$142Highest 15% above MA |
| Stoneham 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 |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$6,523Lowest 9% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
41.9%±8.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1964Highest same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #117 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Marblehead | Stoneham |
| High school in town | — | Marblehead High | Stoneham High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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.