What stands out worked out from the figures below

Somerville has the most expensive homes ($911k median).

Maynard has the most homeowners (75%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Somerville	Maynard
People
Population	81,036Highest	10,712Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+7%Highest MA: +7.4%	+6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4%
Median age	31.9±0.6Lowest 20% below MA	45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA
Kids under 18	9.8%±0.8Lowest MA: 19.4%	16.9%±4.3Highest MA: 19.4%
Age 65+	10%±0.8Lowest MA: 17.9%	18.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	69.4%Highest MA: 47.3%	64.2%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	12.8%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9%	3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$132,572±$6kHighest 28% above MA	$124,067±$16kLowest 19% above MA
	Somerville and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$911,300±$26kHighest 62% above MA	$527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,517±$64Highest 43% above MA	$1,800±$148Lowest about the MA average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,186Lowest 3% above MA	$8,266Highest 38% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	36.2%±2.9Lowest MA: 51.8%	44.9%±9.6Highest MA: 51.8%
	Maynard and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.8%Highest MA: 10%	8.3%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	34.2%Lowest MA: 62.5%	75%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA	1963Highest 1 yr older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minLowest 7% above MA	32 minHighest 9% above MA
Work from home	31.3%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6%	22.9%±7.7Lowest MA: 18.6%
	Somerville 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	#225 of 282 in MA	#166 of 282 in MA
School district	Somerville	Maynard
High school in town	Somerville High	Maynard High
Students per teacherat that high school	11.2Highest	9.7Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.