Compare towns
Danvers vs Dunstable vs Mansfield vs Danvers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dunstable has the highest household income ($209k).
Mansfield has the most affordable homes ($604k 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 | Dunstable | Mansfield | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
3,408Lowest |
23,931 |
28,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.6% MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
41.5±2.4 4% above MA |
41.4±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±4.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
51.1% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.1%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dunstable and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$208,512±$23kHighest 101% above MA |
$125,273±$15kLowest 21% above MA |
$125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$674,000±$30kHighest 20% above MA |
$603,500±$28kLowest 7% above MA |
$644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
| Dunstable and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,325±$637Lowest 25% below MA |
$1,803±$147 about the MA average |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$9,020Highest 51% above MA |
$7,226 21% above MA |
$6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
60%±77.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Dunstable and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
0.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.7% MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.1% MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1980 16 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #4 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Groton-Dunstable | Mansfield | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Mansfield High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.