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Bath vs Danvers vs Middleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
Middleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | Bath | Danvers | Middleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Lowest |
28,098Highest |
9,816 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest 17% above U.S. |
45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
43.1±2Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Bath and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bath and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bath and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$125,395±$10k 55% above U.S. |
$167,402±$29kHighest 107% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
$742,700±$48kHighest 123% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,407±$284 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$6,654 113% above U.S. |
$8,785Highest 182% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
25.7%±25.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bath and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #91 of 282 in MA | #71 of 282 in MA |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Middleton |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
12.8Lowest |
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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.