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Brimfield vs Danvers vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brimfield has the most homeowners (87.5%).
Danvers has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Warren has the most affordable homes ($334k median).
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 | Brimfield | Danvers | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,705Lowest |
28,098Highest |
5,009 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±5.3 9% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
38.7±7.3Lowest 3% below MA |
| Danvers and Brimfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±6Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±8 MA: 19.4% |
| Brimfield and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.4 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Brimfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
23.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Danvers and Brimfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$22k 7% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$66,082±$6kLowest 36% below MA |
| Danvers and Brimfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,100±$27k 31% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$333,700±$35kLowest 41% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $886±$365Lowest 50% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$890±$174 49% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,128 14% below MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$4,530Lowest 24% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±25.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Brimfield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
64.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 16% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.7%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Brimfield 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 | #108 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #165 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Brimfield | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Quaboag Regional |
| High school in town | None in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Quaboag Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
10.0Lowest |
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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.