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Stoneham vs Woburn vs Stoneham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woburn has the most renters (44.3% 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 | Stoneham | Woburn | Stoneham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,355Lowest |
41,939Highest |
23,355Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2Highest 6% above MA |
39.3±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
42.2±2.2Highest 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.9%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
55.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Woburn and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,964±$10kHighest 10% above MA |
$111,185±$9kLowest 7% above MA |
$113,964±$10kHighest 10% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $671,900±$26kLowest 20% above MA |
$673,500±$17kHighest 20% above MA |
$671,900±$26kLowest 20% above MA |
| Woburn and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,035±$142Lowest 15% above MA |
$2,221±$77Highest 26% above MA |
$2,035±$142Lowest 15% above MA |
| Woburn and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,523Highest 9% above MA |
$5,354Lowest 11% below MA |
$6,523Highest 9% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±8.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
41.9%±8.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Woburn and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.9%Highest MA: 10% |
5.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest same as MA |
1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% below MA |
25 minLowest 13% below MA |
28 minHighest 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 24.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
16%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 282 in MA | #169 of 282 in MA | #117 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Stoneham | Woburn | — |
| High school in town | Stoneham High | Woburn High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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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.