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Ashburnham vs Danvers vs Danvers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashburnham has the most affordable homes ($391k 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 | Ashburnham | Danvers | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,415Lowest |
28,098Highest |
28,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.3Lowest about the MA average |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ashburnham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ashburnham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,809±$11kLowest 14% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,700±$34kLowest 30% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,807±$1kLowest about the MA average |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,046Lowest about the MA average |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ashburnham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 10% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 16%±7.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #178 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Ashburnham-Westminster | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.