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Danvers vs Devens vs Harvard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danvers has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Devens has the most affordable homes ($557k median).
Harvard has the most people working from home (44.8%).
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 | Devens | Harvard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
1,723Lowest |
6,927 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
48.6±4.3Highest 22% above MA |
44.1±4.7Lowest 10% above MA |
| Devens and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
5.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Harvard 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% |
14%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
16.3%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% MA: 47.3% |
21.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±4.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Devens 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 |
$189,250±$63k 82% above MA |
$213,996±$24kHighest 106% above MA |
| Harvard and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$556,800±$96kLowest about the MA average |
$833,600±$54kHighest 48% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,500±$539 15% below MA |
$1,321±$424Lowest 25% below MA |
| Danvers and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$5,556Lowest 7% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
85.4%±64.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
72.5%±51.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Devens and Harvard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
25.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.3% MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
32 minHighest 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28.5%±11.5 MA: 18.6% |
44.8%±6.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Harvard and Devens 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 | — | #12 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Harvard |
| High school in town | — | — | The Bromfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.