Stoneham vs Woburn
The prices are essentially identical, so schools break the tie: Stoneham is ahead — 53rd percentile on MCAS against 31st.
Stoneham is about 5 minutes closer to downtown Boston at peak. Over a decade of commuting that gap is worth more than most people price it at.
Choose Stoneham if you want the stronger schools of the two, or the commute matters most.
All Stoneham numbers →Choose Woburn if you want the lower price, or you want a train.
All Woburn numbers →Side by side
The better of the two is highlighted on each row. Where a row is not highlighted, the two are close enough that calling a winner would be false precision.
| Stoneham | Woburn | |
|---|---|---|
| School tier | solid schoolsT3 | solid schoolsT3 |
| MCAS percentile | 53rd | 31st |
| Niche district rank | 80th of 236 | — |
| 4BR house | $825kT2 | $825kT2 |
| 2BR condo | $480k | $480k |
| Commute to Boston | 31 minT2 | 36 minT2 |
| MBTA rail | No MBTA rail | Commuter rail · ~30 min to terminal |
| Tax rate | $10.06T2 | $9.15T1 |
| Est. tax bill on that 4BR | ≈$8,300 | ≈$7,500 |
| 3BR rent | $3,230/mo | $3,887/mo |
Prices are estimates calibrated to the Zillow Home Value Index and Redfin; tax rates are FY2026 residential rates and the bill applies that rate to the town’s own median 4BR estimate; commutes take the rail leg from the MBTA timetable and still model the drive; rents are HUD FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents. School tiers are editorial and shown next to the state’s own MCAS figures. Data last reviewed — see the methodology. This comparison never uses demographics as an input.
