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Danvers vs Maynard vs North Attleborough Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Maynard has the most people working from home (22.9%).
North Attleborough Town has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
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 | Maynard | North Attleborough Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098 |
10,712Lowest |
30,984Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA |
42.4±1.4Lowest 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| North Attleborough Town 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% |
18.2%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
16.5%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Maynard 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% |
64.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| North Attleborough Town 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 |
$124,067±$16k 19% above MA |
$112,665±$5kLowest 8% above MA |
| Danvers and Maynard 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 |
$527,400±$31k 6% below MA |
$482,200±$16kLowest 14% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,800±$148 about the MA average |
$1,509±$102Lowest 14% below MA |
| Danvers and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$8,266Highest 38% above MA |
$5,461Lowest 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6 MA: 51.8% |
42.6%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
32 min 9% above MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Maynard 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 | #166 of 282 in MA | #94 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Maynard | North Attleborough |
| High school in town | — | Maynard High | North Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.7Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.