Compare towns
Danvers vs Danvers vs Wakefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wakefield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | Wakefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
28,098Highest |
27,793Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
42.4±1.7Lowest 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Wakefield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
19%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
59.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wakefield 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±$10kLowest 21% above MA |
$125,395±$10kLowest 21% above MA |
$134,306±$14kHighest 29% above MA |
| Wakefield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kLowest 15% above MA |
$644,200±$23kLowest 15% above MA |
$723,500±$24kHighest 29% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,958±$102Lowest 11% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$7,779Highest 30% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.7%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
70.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1956Lowest 8 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% |
24.6%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Wakefield 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 | #179 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical · Wakefield |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Northeast Metro Regional Vocational |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
10.7Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.