Marblehead, MA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, along the North Shore. Its population was 20,441 at the 2020 census. The town lies on a small peninsula that extends into the northern part of Massachusetts Bay. Attached to the town is a near island, known as Marblehead Neck, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus. Marblehead Harbor, protected by shallow shoals and rocks from the open sea, lies between the mainland and the Neck. Beside the Marblehead town center, two other villages lie within the town: the Old Town, which was the original town center, and Clifton, which lies along the border with the neighboring town of Swampscott. A town with...

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How Marblehead ranks

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#14Most remote workers in MA #19Most educated in MA #35Highest income in MA All MA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code01945

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Living in Marblehead

Housing in Marblehead

$1.05M▲ 2.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Marblehead home is worth about $1,054,000, up 2.9% in a year, 59% above the Massachusetts typical home.

Only 1 sale in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Marblehead

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Safety Grade A-

Marblehead reports less crime per resident than 77% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Marblehead sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Marblehead 0.7

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Marblehead 4.2

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Marblehead

Compared with Massachusetts

19better than MA·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

Conditions 2▲ 1▼ 9 close Habits 2▲ 2 close Care 6▲ 1 close Mind 5▲ 0 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

4.6%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethMA 11.9% · better 2.2%Fewer uninsured adultsMA 5.2% · better 11.8%More adults who have had cancerMA 8.5% · worse

Care nearby

North Shore Medical Center -Salem · 2.9 mi · ER

Lynn Community Hlth Ctr - WicSalem · 2.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Schools in Marblehead

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School Grade A

The public schools Marblehead’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#47Best public schoolsof 282 in MA

DistrictMarbleheadSchools11

Lucretia and Joseph Brown SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 445 students Glover B+Elementary · Grades PK–3 · 318 students Tower SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 237 students Epstein Hillel SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 108 students Devereux SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 92 students The Childrens Workshop Montessori SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 31 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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