Compare towns
Amesbury vs Danvers vs Mendon vs Hudson
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 renters (31.4% rent).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Mendon has the most homeowners (86.9%).
Hudson has the most affordable homes ($497k median).
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 | Danvers | Mendon | Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 17,403 |
28,098Highest |
6,325Lowest |
20,077 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.7 9% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
42.9±1.7Lowest 7% above MA |
| Danvers and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.1%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.9% MA: 47.3% |
46.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon 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 |
$125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
$103,400±$13kLowest about the MA average |
| Mendon and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $519,300±$32k 8% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$616,000±$37k 10% above MA |
$496,800±$22kLowest 12% below MA |
| Danvers and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,683±$115 4% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,840±$196 4% above MA |
$1,406±$82Lowest 20% below MA |
| Danvers and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,360Highest 23% above MA |
$6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$7,213 20% above MA |
$6,892 15% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±10.7 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
40.8%±8.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Amesbury 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% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
5.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min 4% above MA |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.4%±2.8 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Hudson and Danvers 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 | #91 of 282 in MA | #210 of 282 in MA | #224 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Amesbury | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Mendon-Upton | Hudson |
| High school in town | Amesbury High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | Hudson High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
12.8Highest |
— | 10.2Lowest |
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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.