Marblehead Gets 'A+' In New Neighborhood Ranking

MARBLEHEAD, MA – Marblehead was given an A+ by Niche in its 2017 ranking of the best places to live in Massachusetts. Niche gave grades to almost every municipality in the state based on local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics, and services.

Marblehead was one of 63 municipalities given an A+ rating.

Niche created a standardized score for each factor, and after weighting each factor, an overall score was calculated, which was again given a new standardized score.

Marblehead got an A+ for its public schools, a B- for housing, and a B for nightlife. Click here to read Marblehead's full Niche profile.

Finally, Niche.com created a numerical ranking and assigned grades for each place. Click here to read more about the methodology.

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