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Danvers vs Danvers vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the most affordable homes ($334k 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 | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
28,098Highest |
5,009Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
38.7±7.3Lowest 3% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Warren 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% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
23.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$66,082±$6kLowest 36% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$333,700±$35kLowest 41% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$890±$174Lowest 49% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$4,530Lowest 24% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
64.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #165 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Quaboag Regional |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Quaboag Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
10.0Lowest |
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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.