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Maynard vs Maynard vs Salem
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salem has the most renters (50.3% rent).
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 | Maynard | Maynard | Salem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,712Lowest |
10,712Lowest |
44,795Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA |
45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA |
39.3±1.5Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
64.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
47.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.2%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,067±$16kHighest 19% above MA |
$124,067±$16kHighest 19% above MA |
$85,153±$5kLowest 18% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA |
$527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA |
$542,800±$18kHighest 3% below MA |
| Salem and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$148Lowest about the MA average |
$1,800±$148Lowest about the MA average |
$1,836±$84Highest 4% above MA |
| Salem and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,266Highest 38% above MA |
$8,266Highest 38% above MA |
$6,114Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±9.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54.9%±4.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Salem and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.1%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75%Highest MA: 62.5% |
49.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 9% above MA |
32 minHighest 9% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 22.9%±7.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.6%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #166 of 282 in MA | #166 of 282 in MA | #248 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Maynard | Salem |
| High school in town | — | Maynard High | Salem High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.7Lowest |
9.8Highest |
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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.