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Marblehead vs Maynard vs Rowley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marblehead has the most people working from home (34%).
Maynard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Rowley has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Maynard | Rowley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,413Highest |
10,712 |
6,251Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2 23% above MA |
45.3±4.3Lowest 13% above MA |
50±6.3Highest 25% above MA |
| Rowley and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Marblehead and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Marblehead and Rowley 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 MA: 47.3% |
64.2% MA: 47.3% |
56.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Rowley 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 |
$124,067±$16kLowest 19% above MA |
$132,734±$32k 28% above MA |
| Marblehead and Rowley 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 |
$527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA |
$667,300±$52k 19% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$1,800±$148Highest about the MA average |
$1,603±$520Lowest 9% below MA |
| Maynard 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 |
$8,266Lowest 38% above MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Rowley and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% MA: 10% |
8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
81.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
28 minLowest 3% below MA |
| Work from home | 34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Marblehead and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 282 in MA | #166 of 282 in MA | #214 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Marblehead | Maynard | Triton |
| High school in town | Marblehead High | Maynard High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
9.7Lowest |
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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.