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Barnet vs Barnet 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

Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
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.

MeasureBarnetBarnetDanvers
People
Population
61Lowest
1,855
28,098Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
60% above U.S.
47.7±5.3
23% above U.S.
45.3±3Lowest
16% above U.S.
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
31.1%±29.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.6%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
17.2%±2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.1%±44.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.8%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
22.6%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
59.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
48.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$57,917±$16kLowest
28% below U.S.
$67,386±$15k
17% below U.S.
$125,395±$10kHighest
55% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$204,200±$38kLowest
39% below U.S.
$247,900±$24k
25% below U.S.
$644,200±$23kHighest
94% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$974±$72Lowest
31% below U.S.
$2,076±$192Highest
47% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950Lowest
5% below U.S.
$4,489
44% above U.S.
$6,654Highest
113% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
59.3%±29.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.8%±8.6Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Barnet and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
47.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
69.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1963
17 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
28 minLowest
5% above U.S.
28 minHighest
8% above U.S.
Work from home
55%±29Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.3%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #91 of 282 in MA
School district — Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 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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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.