Compare towns
Boylston vs Danvers vs Hatfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boylston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Hatfield has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Boylston | Danvers | Hatfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,948 |
28,098Highest |
3,325Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.2±2.3Highest 21% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
46.8±5 17% above MA |
| Boylston and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
14%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Boylston and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
23.3%±4.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Hatfield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Hatfield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,962±$28kHighest 36% above MA |
$125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$89,005±$25kLowest 14% below MA |
| Boylston and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $578,600±$47k about the MA average |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$440,800±$26kLowest 22% below MA |
| Danvers and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,032±$350 15% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,267±$216Lowest 28% below MA |
| Danvers and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,266Highest 21% above MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
$4,930Lowest 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.7 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.6%±11.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
74.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 8% below MA |
28 minHighest about the MA average |
20 minLowest 30% below MA |
| Work from home | 22.7%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
16%±6.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Boylston 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 | #72 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #198 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Berlin-Boylston | — | Hatfield |
| High school in town | Tahanto Regional High | — | Smith Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | 6.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.