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Danvers vs Middlefield vs Middleton
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 people working from home (19.3%).
Middlefield has the most affordable homes ($333k median).
Middleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | Middlefield | Middleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
352Lowest |
9,816 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
-26.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
56.9±3.7Highest 42% above MA |
43.1±2Lowest 8% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
4.5%±9.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
28.7%±8.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Middlefield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±4.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Danvers and Middleton 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 |
$103,750±$23kLowest about the MA average |
$167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$332,800±$48kLowest 41% below MA |
$742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192 18% above MA |
$2,625±$1kHighest 49% above MA |
$1,407±$284Lowest 20% below MA |
| Middlefield and Danvers 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 |
$4,926Lowest 18% below MA |
$8,785Highest 47% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.7%±25.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Middlefield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
12.2%Highest MA: 10% |
3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
94.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
92.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min about the MA average |
30 minHighest 3% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.2%±9.2 MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Middlefield 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 | — | #71 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Middleton |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.