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Carver vs Danvers vs Plympton
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).
Danvers has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Plympton has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
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 | Plympton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,712 |
28,098Highest |
2,935Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5 15% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
46.4±4.2Highest 16% above MA |
| Plympton and Carver 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%±2 MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Plympton and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±5 MA: 17.9% |
| Carver and Plympton 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% |
38.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$23kLowest 12% below MA |
$125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$126,736±$20kHighest 22% above MA |
| Plympton and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $434,200±$21kLowest 23% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$517,800±$52k 8% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,827±$345 4% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
| Danvers and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,455Lowest 8% above MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,628 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±23.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
50.8%±40.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Carver and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 16 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #237 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #110 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Carver | — | Plympton |
| High school in town | Carver Middle/High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
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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.