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Danvers vs Danvers vs Russell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Russell has the most affordable homes ($303k median).
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 | Russell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
28,098Highest |
1,197Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
47.7±7.6Highest 19% above MA |
| Russell 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% |
10.4%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4%±4.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$108,750±$24kLowest 5% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$303,300±$32kLowest 46% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,013±$330Lowest 43% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$5,104Lowest 15% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±20.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
30 minHighest 3% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #91 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.