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Danvers vs Danvers vs Rowley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rowley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.6%).
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 | Rowley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
28,098Highest |
1,708Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
46.3±16.7Highest 16% above MA |
| Rowley 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% |
18.3%±6.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Rowley and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.3%±4.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Rowley 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% |
57.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.4%±5.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Rowley 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 |
$109,622±$17kLowest 5% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$614,800±$39kLowest 9% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,663±$674Lowest 6% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$6,865Highest 15% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.3%±45.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.1%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
78.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest about the MA average |
28 minHighest about the MA average |
25 minLowest 15% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.9%±5.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #214 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | — |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.