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Carver vs Danvers vs Southwick
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 homeowners (88.7%).
Danvers has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Southwick has the most affordable homes ($398k 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 | Southwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,712 |
28,098Highest |
9,217Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5 15% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
46.8±1.8Highest 17% above MA |
| Southwick 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% |
18.2%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Southwick 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%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
21%±3.4Lowest 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% |
35.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Southwick and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$23kLowest 12% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$120,462±$16k 16% above MA |
| Danvers and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $434,200±$21k 23% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$397,500±$27kLowest 29% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,827±$345 4% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,332±$72Lowest 24% 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 | $6,455 8% above MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$5,331Lowest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±23.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51%±10 MA: 51.8% |
| Carver and Southwick 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% MA: 10% |
4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.2%±5.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Southwick 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 | #237 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #211 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Carver | — | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District |
| High school in town | Carver Middle/High School | — | Southwick Regional School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
— | 11.0Highest |
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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.