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Sudbury vs Marblehead vs Medfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sudbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Marblehead has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
Medfield has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Sudbury | Marblehead | Medfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,306 |
20,413Highest |
13,068Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.1Lowest 6% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
42.4±3 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 28.5%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
28.2%±4 MA: 19.4% |
| Sudbury and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±1.8 MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 83.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
78.3% MA: 47.3% |
78.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Sudbury and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $236,250±$17kHighest 127% above MA |
$182,132±$28kLowest 75% above MA |
$235,800±$32k 127% above MA |
| Sudbury and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $988,900±$42kHighest 76% above MA |
$943,900±$31k 68% above MA |
$911,100±$32kLowest 62% above MA |
| Sudbury and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,445±$895Lowest 18% below MA |
$1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$2,035±$559Highest 15% above MA |
| Medfield and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$8,309Lowest 39% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±12.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
63.1%±20.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Medfield and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3% MA: 10% |
4.4%Highest MA: 10% |
2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 19% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
32 minLowest 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 33%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Medfield and Marblehead 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 | #15 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #26 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lincoln-Sudbury · Sudbury | Marblehead | Medfield |
| High school in town | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High | Marblehead High | Medfield Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
10.7Lowest |
12.7Highest |
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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.