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Marblehead vs Scituate vs Marblehead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scituate has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.1%).
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 | Scituate | Marblehead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,413Highest |
5,796Lowest |
20,413Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2Lowest 23% above MA |
51.7±3.8Highest 29% above MA |
49.1±2Lowest 23% above MA |
| Scituate 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% |
22.1%±4.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
27.3%±5Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Scituate 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 MA: 47.3% |
64.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$124,549±$27kLowest 20% above MA |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$821,600±$82kLowest 46% above MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147Highest about the MA average |
$884±$721Lowest 50% below MA |
$1,764±$147Highest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309Lowest 39% above MA |
$8,345Highest 39% above MA |
$8,309Lowest 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.4%±8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1962Highest 2 yrs older than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 13% above MA |
42 minHighest 44% above MA |
33 minLowest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
26.6%±4.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 282 in MA | #43 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Marblehead | — | — |
| High school 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.