Compare towns
Carver vs Danvers vs Danvers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carver has the most affordable homes ($434k 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 | Carver | Danvers | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,712Lowest |
28,098Highest |
28,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5Highest 15% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
| Carver and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 23%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Carver 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$23kLowest 12% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $434,200±$21kLowest 23% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,827±$345Lowest 4% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,455Lowest 8% above MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±23.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Carver and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #237 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Carver | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | Carver Middle/High School | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.