Compare towns
Danvers vs Warwick vs Danvers vs Middleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warwick has the most affordable homes ($349k 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 | Warwick | Danvers | Middleton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
776Lowest |
28,098Highest |
9,816 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
43.1±2Lowest 8% above MA |
| Warwick and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Warwick 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% |
40.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
$125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,367±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,407±$284 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
$8,785Highest 47% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.7%±25.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
5%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min 3% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick 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 | — | #91 of 282 in MA | #71 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Warwick | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Middleton |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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| 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.