Cost of Living in Malden
Malden's cost of living runs genuinely above national figures but comparatively moderate within this Massachusetts Tier B batch, especially on the property-tax side.
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Learn moreA real, comparatively moderate typical home value
Zillow's typical home value ran $613,378 (2026, +1.7% YoY) -- though Redfin's median sale price ran substantially higher, $764,584 to $850,000 depending on the month cited, a real, disclosed spread worth confirming directly (base record).
A property tax bill below the Massachusetts statewide average
Malden's residential rate ($11.33 per $1,000), applied against its comparatively moderate typical home value, implies a headline bill of approximately $6,950 -- below Massachusetts's own $7,838 statewide average -- and Malden's FY2026 residential exemption reduces the actual owner-occupant bill further (base record).
A real, rising household income base
Malden's median household income grew to $100,606 in 2024 from $95,298 in 2023 -- a real, sourced increase (base record).
Massachusetts's statewide flat 5% income tax applies identically
Massachusetts's real flat 5% income tax (plus the 4% surtax above $1,107,750 of taxable income) applies the same in Malden as anywhere else in the state -- see massachusetts.js.
Key takeaways
- Malden's typical home value ($613,378) runs genuinely more moderate than Waltham's or Medford's in this batch.
- Malden's implied property tax bill (~$6,950) runs below Massachusetts's own $7,838 statewide average, before the FY2026 residential exemption is even applied.
- Median household income grew to $100,606 in 2024, a real, sourced increase.
- Massachusetts's flat 5% income tax applies statewide, not as a Malden-specific cost.
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