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Amesbury vs Gray vs Danvers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amesbury has the most kids (20% under 18).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k 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 | Gray | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,403 |
8,429Lowest |
28,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.7 12% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Amesbury and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Gray 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray 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 28% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $519,300±$32k 56% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,683±$115 19% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,360Highest 136% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$6,654 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±10.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Amesbury and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 10% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.4%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Amesbury | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | Amesbury High | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
12.5 |
12.8Highest |
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U.S. 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.