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Bristol vs Danvers vs North Providence
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bristol has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Danvers has the most people working from home (19.3%).
North Providence has the most affordable homes ($356k 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 | Bristol | Danvers | North Providence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,220Lowest |
28,098 |
34,293Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43±2.2 11% above U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
42.1±1.9Lowest 8% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| North Providence and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bristol and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 18.6%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,764±$8k 21% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$83,756±$6kLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,000±$25k 46% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$355,900±$12kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,579±$118 12% above U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,405±$64Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,393 73% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,843Lowest 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.7%±6.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and North Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
63.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Highest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 38 in RI | #91 of 282 in MA | #26 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Bristol Warren | — | North Providence · Excel Academy Rhode Island |
| High school in town | Mt. Hope High School | — | North Providence High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.