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Marblehead vs Dunbarton 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%).
Dunbarton has the most affordable homes ($484k median).
Duxbury has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
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 | Dunbarton | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,413Highest |
3,097Lowest |
16,185 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2Highest 26% above U.S. |
48±3.7 23% above U.S. |
47.6±2.3Lowest 22% above U.S. |
| Marblehead and Dunbarton 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% |
19.8%±3.8Lowest 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% |
20.4%±4.3Lowest 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% |
39.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
70.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Duxbury 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. |
$124,348±$21kLowest 54% above U.S. |
$176,583±$29k 119% above U.S. |
| Marblehead and Duxbury 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. |
$484,100±$33kLowest 46% above U.S. |
$874,600±$35k 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147Highest 25% above U.S. |
$1,166±$70Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,591±$2k 13% above U.S. |
| Marblehead and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309 166% above U.S. |
$8,233Lowest 164% above U.S. |
$9,518Highest 205% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.7%±60.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.8%±31.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Duxbury and Dunbarton 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% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 36 yrs older than U.S. |
1990Highest 10 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 25% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
33 minLowest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 34%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.1%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 282 in MA | #33 of 120 in NH | #32 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Marblehead | Dunbarton School District | Duxbury |
| High school in town | Marblehead High | None in town | Duxbury High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
— | 9.9Lowest |
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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.