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Amesbury vs Bourne vs Danvers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amesbury has the most kids (20% under 18).
Bourne has the oldest population (median age 52).
Danvers has the highest household income ($125k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Amesbury | Bourne | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,403Lowest |
20,323 |
28,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.7Lowest 9% above MA |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Amesbury and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,554±$12k about the MA average |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $519,300±$32kLowest 8% below MA |
$575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,683±$115 4% below MA |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,360Highest 23% above MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±10.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Amesbury and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest about the MA average |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
28 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 17.4%±2.8 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #151 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Amesbury | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | Amesbury High | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
9.8Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.