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Danvers vs Ogunquit vs Gorham vs North Attleborough Town

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danvers has the highest household income ($125k).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Gorham has the youngest population (median age 39.4).

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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.

MeasureDanversOgunquitGorhamNorth Attleborough Town
People
Population
28,098
1,379Lowest
18,300
30,984Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+11.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
45.3±3
16% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
39.4±2.9Lowest
about the U.S. average
42.4±1.4
9% above U.S.
Kids under 18
17.2%±2
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.9%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.4%±2
U.S.: 22%
Gorham and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.6%±2.2
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.5%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
16.5%±2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
48.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
13.1%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±1
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$125,395±$10kHighest
55% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$112,312±$6kLowest
39% above U.S.
$112,665±$5k
40% above U.S.
Danvers and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$644,200±$23k
94% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$460,900±$26kLowest
39% above U.S.
$482,200±$16k
45% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,076±$192Highest
47% above U.S.
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$1,680±$355
19% above U.S.
$1,509±$102Lowest
7% above U.S.
Danvers and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,654Highest
113% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$4,825
55% above U.S.
$5,461
75% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.8%±8.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
37.9%±8.6
U.S.: 51.1%
42.6%±7.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Danvers and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
69.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
72.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1963Lowest
17 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
8% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
27 min
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
23% above U.S.
Work from home
19.3%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
19%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
16.1%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #91 of 282 in MA — #24 of 133 in ME #94 of 282 in MA
School district — — Gorham Public Schools North Attleborough
High school in town — — Gorham High School North Attleboro High
Students per teacherat that high school — —
12.9Lowest
13.1Highest
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U.S. 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.