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Danvers vs Lee vs Stockbridge
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%).
Lee has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (52.4%).
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 | Lee | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
5,719 |
2,056Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
55.2±5.8 38% above MA |
63.7±3.5Highest 59% above MA |
| Stockbridge and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
12.6%±5 MA: 19.4% |
8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Danvers and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.4%±6.1 MA: 17.9% |
47%±7.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Stockbridge and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% MA: 47.3% |
44.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
5%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Lee 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±$10k 21% above MA |
$83,750±$13kLowest 19% below MA |
$146,250±$67kHighest 41% above MA |
| Stockbridge 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±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$352,700±$19kLowest 37% below MA |
$600,000±$99k 7% above MA |
| Danvers and Stockbridge 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 |
$1,375±$212 22% below MA |
$858±$375Lowest 51% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$3,980Lowest 34% below MA |
$4,652 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.3%±21.2 MA: 51.8% |
60.8%±27Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Stockbridge and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.1% MA: 62.5% |
83.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1959 5 yrs older than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest about the MA average |
18 minLowest 38% below MA |
20 min 33% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
16.4%±7.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #209 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Lee | — |
| High school in town | — | Lee Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.2 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.