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Marblehead vs Williamstown vs Concord
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%).
Williamstown has the most affordable homes ($437k median).
Concord has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
Williamstown is a college town. 28.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Williamstown | Concord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,413Highest |
9,150Lowest |
18,223 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% MA: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
37.5±6.9Lowest 6% below MA |
47.6±2 19% above MA |
| Marblehead and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
15.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Concord and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.7%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Williamstown and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 78.3% MA: 47.3% |
70.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
28.9%±2.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $182,132±$28k 75% above MA |
$106,650±$25kLowest about the MA average |
$195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
| Concord and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $943,900±$31k 68% above MA |
$437,100±$39kLowest 22% below MA |
$1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$1,584±$292Lowest 10% below MA |
$2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309 39% above MA |
$5,290Lowest 12% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
48.9%±15.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.2%±10.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Concord 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% |
11.2%Highest MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1959 5 yrs older than MA |
1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
16 minLowest 45% below MA |
32 min 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 34%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
27.3%±5.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Concord and Marblehead 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 | #45 of 282 in MA | #10 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Marblehead | Mount Greylock | Concord · Concord-Carlisle |
| High school in town | Marblehead High | Mt Greylock Regional High | Concord Carlisle High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
11.4Highest |
11.4Highest |
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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.