Compare towns
Brookfield vs Danvers vs Wolfeboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most homeowners (98.4%).
Danvers has the highest household income ($125k).
Wolfeboro has the most people working from home (22.9%).
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 | Wolfeboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 567Lowest |
28,098Highest |
6,571 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58.1±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
57±1.8 47% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Danvers and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
34.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookfield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,406±$31kLowest about the U.S. average |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$94,375±$22k 17% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,000±$61kLowest 29% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$546,500±$60k 64% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,103±$76Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,926 90% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,531Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
12%±11.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 3% above U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.9%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wolfeboro 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 | #46 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Kingswood Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
11.1Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.