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Danvers vs Peabody vs Windsor
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 highest household income ($125k).
Peabody has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Windsor has the most homeowners (96.2%).
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 | Peabody | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098 |
54,695Highest |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
45.3±2.4Highest 13% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
18.7%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Peabody and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
24.3%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Peabody 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% |
35%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Peabody 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 |
$96,657±$4kLowest 7% below MA |
$115,563±$10k 11% above MA |
| Danvers and Windsor 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 |
$596,200±$12k 6% above MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,950±$99Lowest 11% above MA |
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| Danvers and Peabody 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 |
$5,065 15% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
58.3%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Peabody 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% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
65.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor 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 | #228 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Peabody | — |
| High school in town | — | Peabody Veterans Memorial High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3 |
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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.