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Marblehead vs Quincy
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 homeowners (85.2%).
Quincy has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
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 | Quincy |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 20,413Lowest |
102,114Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
38.6±0.8Lowest 4% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.5%±1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.2%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$98,882±$5kLowest 5% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$618,500±$14kLowest 10% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147Lowest about the MA average |
$2,118±$59Highest 20% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$6,381Lowest 6% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Marblehead and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1958Highest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 13% above MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 282 in MA | #147 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Marblehead | Quincy |
| High school in town | Marblehead High | North Quincy High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
15.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.