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Maynard vs Mendon vs Maynard vs Sudbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Sudbury has the highest household income ($236k).
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 | Mendon | Maynard | Sudbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,712 |
6,325Lowest |
10,712 |
19,306Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA |
42.3±2.1Lowest 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2 MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
28.5%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Sudbury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±1.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.2% MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
64.2% MA: 47.3% |
83.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $124,067±$16kLowest 19% above MA |
$132,256±$33k 27% above MA |
$124,067±$16kLowest 19% above MA |
$236,250±$17kHighest 127% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA |
$616,000±$37k 10% above MA |
$527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA |
$988,900±$42kHighest 76% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$148 about the MA average |
$1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,800±$148 about the MA average |
$1,445±$895Lowest 18% below MA |
| Mendon and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,266 38% above MA |
$7,213Lowest 20% above MA |
$8,266 38% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±9.6 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6 MA: 51.8% |
44.8%±12.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
7.1% MA: 10% |
8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9% MA: 62.5% |
75%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 9% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.9%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
33%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sudbury 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 | #166 of 282 in MA | #210 of 282 in MA | #166 of 282 in MA | #15 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Mendon-Upton | Maynard | Lincoln-Sudbury · Sudbury |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Maynard High | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.7Lowest |
11.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.