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Marblehead vs Windham vs Marblehead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham 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 | Windham | Marblehead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,413Highest |
19,188Lowest |
20,413Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2Highest 26% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
49.1±2Highest 26% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.3%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 78.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
78.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham 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 126% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14kLowest 34% above U.S. |
$182,132±$28kHighest 126% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $943,900±$31kHighest 184% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$943,900±$31kHighest 184% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147Highest 25% above U.S. |
$1,232±$332Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,764±$147Highest 25% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309Highest 166% above U.S. |
$3,938Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$8,309Highest 166% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.5%±8.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 36 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1944Lowest 36 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% |
19%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
34%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 282 in MA | #95 of 133 in ME | #47 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | Marblehead |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | Marblehead High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.