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Attleboro vs Danvers vs Haverhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Attleboro has the most kids (21.9% under 18).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Haverhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Attleboro | Danvers | Haverhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762 |
28,098Lowest |
67,698Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4 about the MA average |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
39.4±1.1Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±1.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Attleboro and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Attleboro and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,954±$6k 5% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$88,326±$4kLowest 15% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13kLowest 20% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$453,900±$9k 19% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83Lowest 10% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,668±$49 5% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366 10% below MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$4,772Lowest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
60.2%±5.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Haverhill and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2% MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
62.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1964 same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% above MA |
28 min about the MA average |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Attleboro 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 | #185 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #243 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | — | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | — | Haverhill High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
— | 12.5Lowest |
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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.