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Marblehead vs Wenham vs Marblehead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wenham has the youngest population (median age 29.3).
Wenham is a college town. 27.8% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Wenham | Marblehead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,413Highest |
4,929Lowest |
20,413Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
29.3±9.3Lowest 27% below MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.6%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
70.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
27.8%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $182,132±$28kLowest 75% above MA |
$194,781±$33kHighest 87% above MA |
$182,132±$28kLowest 75% above MA |
| Wenham 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 68% above MA |
$885,400±$48kLowest 58% above MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147 about the MA average |
— | $1,764±$147 about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309Lowest 39% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$8,309Lowest 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.3%±20.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1961Highest 3 yrs older than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
29.4%±5.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 282 in MA | #74 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Hamilton-Wenham | Marblehead |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Marblehead High |
| 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.