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Stoneham vs Middleton vs Stoneham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the highest household income ($167k).
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 | Stoneham | Middleton | Stoneham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,355Highest |
9,816Lowest |
23,355Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+8.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2Lowest 6% above MA |
43.1±2Highest 8% above MA |
42.2±2.2Lowest 6% above MA |
| Middleton and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
55.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,964±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
$167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
$113,964±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $671,900±$26kLowest 20% above MA |
$742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
$671,900±$26kLowest 20% above MA |
| Middleton and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,035±$142Highest 15% above MA |
$1,407±$284Lowest 20% below MA |
$2,035±$142Highest 15% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,523Lowest 9% above MA |
$8,785Highest 47% above MA |
$6,523Lowest 9% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±8.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.7%±25.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
41.9%±8.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest same as MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
30 minHighest 3% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 24.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 282 in MA | #71 of 282 in MA | #117 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Stoneham | Middleton | — |
| High school in town | Stoneham High | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.