Compare towns
Cochituate vs Danvers vs Framingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cochituate has the most people working from home (36.9%).
Danvers has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Framingham has the most renters (45.2% rent).
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 | Cochituate | Danvers | Framingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,471Lowest |
28,098 |
72,399Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3Highest 15% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
37.5±1Lowest 6% below MA |
| Cochituate and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.7%±1.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Cochituate and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.1%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Cochituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 77%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
6.5%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $192,361±$18kHighest 85% above MA |
$125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$107,419±$6kLowest 3% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $906,300±$42kHighest 61% above MA |
$644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$627,300±$10kLowest 12% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,582±$649Lowest 10% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,033±$57 15% above MA |
| Danvers and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$6,884 15% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.2%±14.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
53.4%±5.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Framingham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
10.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
54.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
28 min about the MA average |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 36.9%±5.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±2.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #91 of 282 in MA | #229 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Framingham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
12.7Lowest |
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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.