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Danvers vs Framingham vs Ogunquit vs North Attleborough Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danvers has the highest household income ($125k).
Framingham has the most renters (45.2% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
North Attleborough Town has the most affordable homes ($482k 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 | Framingham | Ogunquit | North Attleborough Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,098 |
72,399Highest |
1,379Lowest |
30,984 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
37.5±1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
42.4±1.4 9% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Framingham and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Framingham and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$107,419±$6kLowest 33% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$112,665±$5k 40% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
$627,300±$10k 89% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$482,200±$16kLowest 45% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$2,033±$57 44% above U.S. |
— | $1,509±$102Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 113% above U.S. |
$6,884Highest 121% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$5,461 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±5.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.6%±7.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Framingham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
54.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.6%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #229 of 282 in MA | — | #94 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | — | North Attleborough |
| High school in town | — | Framingham High School | — | North Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7Lowest |
— | 13.1Highest |
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U.S. 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.