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Beverly vs Danvers vs Stoddard
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 people working from home (22.3%).
Danvers has the highest household income ($125k).
Stoddard has the most affordable homes ($330k 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.
| Measure | Beverly | Danvers | Stoddard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,665Highest |
28,098 |
1,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
53±4Highest 36% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Beverly and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stoddard and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7k 31% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$94,904±$11kLowest 18% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$13kHighest 95% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
$330,300±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
| 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. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$895±$751Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836Highest 119% above U.S. |
$6,654 113% above U.S. |
$4,316Lowest 38% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.6%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Beverly and Stoddard 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% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Beverly and Danvers 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 | #91 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Beverly | — | Stoddard School District |
| High school in town | Beverly High | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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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.