Compare towns
Berlin vs Danvers vs West Newbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Danvers has the most renters (30.8% rent).
West Newbury has the highest household income ($180k).
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 | Berlin | Danvers | West Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,378Lowest |
28,098Highest |
4,591 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.7±2.8Highest 24% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
49.5±3 24% above MA |
| Berlin and West Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| West Newbury and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
21.3%±4.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Berlin and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4% MA: 47.3% |
64.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Berlin and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,336±$12kLowest 17% above MA |
$125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$179,500±$27kHighest 73% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,600±$55kLowest 10% above MA |
$644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$808,200±$47kHighest 44% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,420±$933Highest 37% above MA |
$2,076±$192 18% above MA |
$1,675±$674Lowest 5% below MA |
| Berlin and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,116 19% above MA |
$6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$9,240Highest 54% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±19.7 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
80.4%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| West Newbury and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
1.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3% MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
95.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 28 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1983 19 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 17% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 29.1%±6.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.5%±6.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Berlin and West Newbury 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 | #61 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #86 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Berlin-Boylston | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Pentucket |
| High school in town | None in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Pentucket Regional Sr High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.