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Beverly vs Bow 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
Beverly has the most renters (39.9% rent).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Danvers has the oldest population (median age 45.3).
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 | Beverly | Bow | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,665Highest |
8,335Lowest |
28,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10k 55% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$13kHighest 95% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kLowest 52% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
| Beverly and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$106 25% above U.S. |
$1,539±$178Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836 119% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$6,654Lowest 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Beverly and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Beverly 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 | #144 of 282 in MA | #26 of 120 in NH | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Beverly | Bow School District | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | Beverly High | Bow High School | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
12.8Highest |
12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.