Compare towns
Danvers vs Marshfield vs Danvers vs Salem
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the most homeowners (80.8%).
Salem has the most renters (50.3% rent).
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 | Marshfield | Danvers | Salem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,098 |
25,879Lowest |
28,098 |
44,795Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
45.9±2.6Highest 15% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
39.3±1.5Lowest about the MA average |
| Marshfield 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% |
19.6%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
15.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Marshfield 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% |
20.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% MA: 47.3% |
52.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4% MA: 47.3% |
47.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.2%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$125,986±$8kHighest 21% above MA |
$125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$85,153±$5kLowest 18% below MA |
| Marshfield 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±$23k 15% above MA |
$680,300±$27kHighest 21% above MA |
$644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$542,800±$18kLowest 3% below MA |
| Marshfield 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 |
$1,772±$123Lowest about the MA average |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,836±$84 4% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$6,656Highest 11% above MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
$6,114Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.1%±10.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54.9%±4.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Marshfield and Salem 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% |
8.7% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.1%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
80.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
49.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.6%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Marshfield and Salem 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 | #54 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #248 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Marshfield | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Salem |
| High school in town | — | Marshfield High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Salem High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0 |
12.8Highest |
9.8Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.