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Brookfield vs Danvers vs Danvers vs North Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most homeowners (87.5%).
North Brookfield has the oldest housing (typical home built 1953).
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 | Brookfield | Danvers | Danvers | North Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,460Lowest |
28,098Highest |
28,098Highest |
4,760 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.4±2.1Highest 31% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
45.2±9.4Lowest 13% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 28.4%±5.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
18.7%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
26.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±3.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±2.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Brookfield and North Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,250±$37k 22% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$79,285±$11kLowest 24% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $341,900±$23kLowest 39% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$359,100±$32k 36% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,014±$161 42% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$981±$63Lowest 44% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,092 15% below MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$4,176Lowest 30% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±11.7 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.4%±15.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| North Brookfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1953Lowest 11 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 11% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
37 minHighest 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 12%±5.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.1%±4.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #270 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Brookfield | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | North Brookfield |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | North Brookfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8Highest |
5.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.