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Beverly vs Kennebunk 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+8%).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Danvers has the highest household income ($125k).
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 | Kennebunk | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,665Highest |
11,820Lowest |
28,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Beverly and Kennebunk 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% |
30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$107,804±$8k 34% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$13kHighest 95% above U.S. |
$487,700±$21kLowest 47% 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. |
$1,425±$290Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836Highest 119% above U.S. |
$4,999Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$6,654 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest 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% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 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% |
32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #144 of 282 in MA | #9 of 133 in ME | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Beverly | RSU 21 | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | Beverly High | Kennebunk High School | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
11.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.