Compare towns
Maynard vs Chatham vs Sudbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Maynard has the most affordable homes ($527k median).
Chatham has the oldest population (median age 63.4).
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 | Chatham | Sudbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,712 |
6,681Lowest |
19,306Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.3 13% above MA |
63.4±2.8Highest 59% above MA |
42.3±2.1Lowest 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.3 MA: 19.4% |
8.9%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
28.5%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
45.5%±5.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±1.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.2% MA: 47.3% |
60.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
83.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Sudbury and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,067±$16k 19% above MA |
$85,167±$9kLowest 18% below MA |
$236,250±$17kHighest 127% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA |
$942,800±$78k 68% above MA |
$988,900±$42kHighest 76% above MA |
| Sudbury and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$148Highest about the MA average |
$1,485±$209 16% below MA |
$1,445±$895Lowest 18% below MA |
| Maynard and Chatham 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 |
$4,094Lowest 32% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±9.6 MA: 51.8% |
58.7%±21.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.8%±12.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Chatham and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% MA: 10% |
10.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.4% MA: 62.5% |
89.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 9% above MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.9%±7.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.5%±7.4 MA: 18.6% |
33%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sudbury and Chatham 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 | #130 of 282 in MA | #15 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Maynard | Monomoy Regional School District | Lincoln-Sudbury · Sudbury |
| High school in town | Maynard High | None in town | 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 |
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.