Compare towns
Beverly vs Danvers vs Swampscott
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 renters (39.9% rent).
Danvers has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Swampscott has the most people working from home (27.2%).
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 | Swampscott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,665Highest |
28,098 |
15,277Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
44.5±3.5 11% above MA |
| Danvers and Swampscott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.1%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Swampscott and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.4%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Swampscott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7kLowest about the MA average |
$125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$134,386±$23kHighest 29% above MA |
| Swampscott and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$13k 16% above MA |
$644,200±$23kLowest 15% above MA |
$771,100±$41kHighest 37% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$106Lowest about the MA average |
$2,076±$192 18% above MA |
$2,303±$143Highest 31% above MA |
| Swampscott and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836 14% above MA |
$6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$7,936Highest 32% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57%±14.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Swampscott 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% |
7.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
75.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 8 yrs older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1955Lowest 9 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 3% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
27.2%±4.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Swampscott 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 | #91 of 282 in MA | #76 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Beverly | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Swampscott |
| High school in town | Beverly High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Swampscott High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
12.8Highest |
11.7Lowest |
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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.