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Beverly vs Medfield vs Danvers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beverly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8%).
Medfield has the highest household income ($236k).
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 | Medfield | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,665Highest |
13,068Lowest |
28,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.4% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
42.4±3 6% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
| Danvers and Medfield 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% |
28.2%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| 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% MA: 47.3% |
78.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7kLowest about the MA average |
$235,800±$32kHighest 127% above MA |
$125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$13k 16% above MA |
$911,100±$32kHighest 62% above MA |
$644,200±$23kLowest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$106Lowest about the MA average |
$2,035±$559 15% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
| Danvers and Medfield 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2 MA: 51.8% |
63.1%±20.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Medfield 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% |
2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 3% above MA |
32 minHighest 9% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #144 of 282 in MA | #26 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Beverly | Medfield | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | Beverly High | Medfield Senior High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
12.7 |
12.8Highest |
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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.