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Worcester vs Malden

Worcester, MA compared with Malden, MA · 40 miles apart

Worcester has 213,862 residents to Malden’s 66,370. Worcester comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Malden does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate.

Worcester, MA Malden, MA
Population 213,862 66,370
Density (per sq mi) 5,724 13,156
Median household income $70,102 $100,606
Median home value $374,400 $633,500
Median rent $1,487 $2,204
Homeownership 42.8% 41.3%
Average commute 24.1 min 34.4 min
Median age 33.9 35.8
Bachelor's degree + 35.2% 45.1%
Poverty rate 19.6% 11.4%
Unemployment 6.5% 5.4%
Price to income 5.3× 6.3×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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