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Danvers vs Leyden vs Plainfield
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%).
Leyden has the oldest population (median age 53.2).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Leyden | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
637 |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2% MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
50.6±9.5 27% above MA |
| Leyden and Plainfield 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% |
13.8%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Plainfield and Danvers 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% |
28.6%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Leyden 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% |
40%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield 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±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$105,893±$13k about the MA average |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
| Danvers and Leyden 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 |
$372,900±$24k 34% below MA |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,917±$451 9% above MA |
$1,292±$558Lowest 27% below MA |
| Danvers and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$4,651 22% below MA |
$4,458Lowest 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.9%±100 MA: 51.8% |
40%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Leyden 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% |
10.8% MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.4% MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 min 12% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
11%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Plainfield and Danvers 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 | — | — |
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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.