Compare towns
Beverly vs Danvers vs Stoughton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
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).
Stoughton has the most affordable homes ($524k 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 | Stoughton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,665Highest |
28,098Lowest |
29,225 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
45.7±1.9Highest 14% above MA |
| Stoughton and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.5%±1.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.8%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Stoughton 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 MA: 47.3% |
48.4% MA: 47.3% |
41.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7k about the MA average |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$104,794±$6kLowest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$13kHighest 16% above MA |
$644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$523,800±$28kLowest 7% below MA |
| 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±$106Lowest about the MA average |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,050±$200 16% above MA |
| Danvers and Stoughton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836Highest 14% above MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
$6,215Lowest 4% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.4%±7.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Stoughton and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
74.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 3% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 minHighest 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
15.4%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| 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 | #196 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Beverly | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Stoughton |
| High school in town | Beverly High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Stoughton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
12.8Highest |
10.8Lowest |
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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.