Compare towns
Danvers vs Danvers vs Hull
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hull has the oldest population (median age 56.1).
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 | Hull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
28,098Highest |
10,138Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Hull 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Hull and Danvers 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 |
$115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kLowest 15% above MA |
$644,200±$23kLowest 15% above MA |
$646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
| Hull and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Lowest 18% above MA |
$2,076±$192Lowest 18% above MA |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
| Hull and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,089Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hull 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% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Hull 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 | #66 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Hull |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Hull High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
8.8Lowest |
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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.