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Danvers vs Danvers vs Plainfield vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($309k median).
Mansfield has the most kids (22.4% 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 | Danvers | Danvers | Plainfield | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
28,098Highest |
616Lowest |
23,931 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
50.6±9.5Highest 27% above MA |
41.4±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
| Plainfield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3 MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Mansfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainfield 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% |
52.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
51.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Mansfield and Plainfield 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 |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
$125,273±$15k 21% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
$603,500±$28k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,292±$558Lowest 27% below MA |
$1,803±$147 about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
$4,458Lowest 26% below MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Plainfield and Mansfield 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 | — | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | — | Mansfield |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | — | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.