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Bridgewater vs Danvers vs Hampton Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($399k median).
Danvers has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
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 | Bridgewater | Danvers | Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,169Lowest |
28,098Highest |
2,605 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58.3±6.3 50% above U.S. |
45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
60.4±2.4Highest 55% above U.S. |
| Hampton Beach and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.8%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,361±$9kLowest about the U.S. average |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$82,557±$17k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,600±$65kLowest 20% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$508,900±$76k 53% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$201Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,375±$130 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,823Lowest 9% below U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$6,115 96% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±13.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±20.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton Beach 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 | — | #91 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Newfound Area School District | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.