Compare towns
Danvers vs Warwick vs Mansfield vs Danvers
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).
Mansfield has the most kids (22.4% 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 | Warwick | Mansfield | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
776Lowest |
23,931 |
28,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.9% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
41.4±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
45.3±3 13% 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%±2 MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2 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% MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Mansfield 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 |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
$125,273±$15k 21% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$603,500±$28k 7% above MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,367±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,803±$147 about the MA average |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
5%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.1% MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Mansfield 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 | — | #60 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Warwick | Mansfield | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Mansfield High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.