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Marblehead vs Newfields vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marblehead has the most people working from home (34%).
Newfields 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 | Newfields | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,413Highest |
2,023Lowest |
16,185 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2Highest 26% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
47.6±2.3 22% above U.S. |
| Marblehead and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Duxbury and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.5%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Duxbury and Marblehead 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
70.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields 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±$28k 126% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$176,583±$29kLowest 119% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $943,900±$31kHighest 184% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kLowest 94% above U.S. |
$874,600±$35k 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147 25% above U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,591±$2kLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309Lowest 166% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$9,518 205% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.8%±31.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Duxbury and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 36 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 34%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.1%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 282 in MA | — | #32 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Newfields School District | Duxbury |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Duxbury High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.