Compare towns
Andover vs Danvers vs Tewksbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most people working from home (30.4%).
Danvers has the most renters (30.8% rent).
Tewksbury has the most affordable homes ($574k 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 | Andover | Danvers | Tewksbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 36,652Highest |
28,098Lowest |
31,273 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1Lowest 7% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
46.1±2.5Highest 15% above MA |
| Tewksbury and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.6%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 16%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.3%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Tewksbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4% MA: 47.3% |
40.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,606±$16kHighest 66% above MA |
$125,395±$10kLowest 21% above MA |
$128,061±$12k 23% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $855,600±$22kHighest 52% above MA |
$644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$573,600±$16kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,201±$129 25% above MA |
$2,076±$192Lowest 18% above MA |
$2,310±$200Highest 31% above MA |
| Tewksbury and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$7,580 27% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±7.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
58.9%±14.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Tewksbury and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 30.4%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
15.4%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #103 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Tewksbury |
| High school in town | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Tewksbury Memorial High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.8Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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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.