Arlington vs Marlborough

A side-by-side comparison of Arlington and Marlborough: population, income, housing, and more.

Arlington and Marlborough are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arlington has the higher population (46,015 vs 41,398 in Marlborough). Arlington has the higher median household income ($141,440 vs $95,047 in Marlborough). Arlington has the higher median home value ($885,000 vs $485,400 in Marlborough).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington	Marlborough
Population	46,015	41,398
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$141,440	$95,047
Median home value	$885,000	$485,400
Median gross rent	$2,043	$1,721
Housing units	20,599	17,370
Homeownership rate	60.6%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.4%	40.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington	Marlborough
Population	45,304 → 46,015 (+1.6%)	39,736 → 41,398 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$108,389 → $141,440 (+30.5%)	$80,943 → $95,047 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$642,200 → $885,000 (+37.8%)	$348,500 → $485,400 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,730 → $2,043 (+18.1%)	$1,482 → $1,721 (+16.1%)

Arlington

Population

45,30446,015

Median household income

$108,389$141,440

Median home value

$642,200$885,000

Median gross rent

$1,730$2,043

Marlborough

Population

39,73641,398

Median household income

$80,943$95,047

Median home value

$348,500$485,400

Median gross rent

$1,482$1,721

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington	Marlborough
Under 5	4.8%	7.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.4%
18 to 24	4.9%	8.4%
25 to 34	15.5%	16.9%
35 to 44	14.3%	14.0%
45 to 54	15.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.8%	9.0%
75 and over	7.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington	Marlborough
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	58.6%
Black or African American	2.5%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	12.1%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	3.9%
Two or more races	4.6%	12.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington	Marlborough
No high school diploma	2.4%	10.9%
High school graduate	10.8%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	12.4%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	43.8%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington	Marlborough
Drove alone	45.8%	66.6%
Carpooled	3.4%	10.7%
Public transit	12.5%	0.7%
Walked	2.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	4.7%	0.1%
Worked from home	30.5%	16.1%
Other means	1.2%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington	Marlborough
1-unit, detached	38.2%	44.5%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	30.3%	16.9%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	13.3%
20 or more units	13.8%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Arlington	Marlborough
Poverty rate	5.4%	9.2%
Average household size	2.30	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	32	29
Median year structure built	1943	1971