Compare towns
Brunswick vs Danvers vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k 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 | Brunswick | Danvers | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,652 |
28,098Highest |
8,815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.9±2.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
45.4±3Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Bath and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Danvers and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bath and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,722±$5k 12% below U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,200±$18k 9% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,465±$100 4% above U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,477 44% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±9.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.3%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brunswick and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 133 in ME | #91 of 282 in MA | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.