Bay State Atlas
Massachusetts Living Index

Malden

Greater Boston · pop. 66,260

Two Orange Line stops, one of MA's most diverse cities, and Malden Center is rapidly transforming.

City LifeCommuter Value
Livability Index
68
/ 100
Ranks #48 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$694k
6.9× household income
Household income
$101k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
14 min
peak driving
Population
66,260
5-yr trend 86/100

How Malden scores

Schools
66
Safety
68
Walkability
78
Transit
60
Biking
55
Dining
78
Nightlife
58
Arts & Culture
54
Green Space
44
Diversity
92
Climate
73

Who lives in Malden

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
35.4
Foreign-born
41.2%
Bachelor's or higher
43.6%
Population
65k
White44.1%
Hispanic / Latino9.1%
Asian27.5%
Black13.3%
Other / multi6%

Schools in Malden

Malden School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Below average
28/100
ELA · 3-8
p26
33.4%
Math · 3-8
p33
35.7%
ELA · 10
p35
48.6%
Math · 10
p29
35.6%
Grad rate
85.7%
Bottom 25%
Spend / pupil
$21.5k
Below average
Teachers / 100
7.4
Bottom 25%
Enrollment
6,282

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
Buyers priced out of Somerville who still want T access and rowhouse-density living.
The tradeoff
Less walkable outside the center; school rankings still climbing.

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