Compare towns
Danvers vs Danvers vs Deerfield vs Salem
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deerfield has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Salem has the most renters (50.3% 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 | Danvers | Danvers | Deerfield | Salem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,098 |
28,098 |
5,158Lowest |
44,795Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
51.8±3.6Highest 30% above MA |
39.3±1.5Lowest about the MA average |
| Deerfield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.2%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.7%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Deerfield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
47.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.9%±3.4 MA: 7.9% |
8.2%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Salem and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$106,136±$14k about the MA average |
$85,153±$5kLowest 18% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$414,900±$37kLowest 26% below MA |
$542,800±$18k 3% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,334±$318Lowest 24% below MA |
$1,836±$84 4% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$5,824Lowest about the MA average |
$6,114 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
26.1%±15.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54.9%±4.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Salem and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.8% MA: 10% |
12.1%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
78.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
49.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
28 min about the MA average |
18 minLowest 40% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±6.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.6%±2.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Salem and Danvers 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 | #91 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #156 of 282 in MA | #248 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Deerfield · Frontier | Salem |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Frontier Regional | Salem High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
11.1 |
9.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.