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Danvers vs Amesbury vs Sutton
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 expensive homes ($644k median).
Amesbury has the most kids (20% under 18).
Sutton has the most homeowners (89.7%).
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 | Amesbury | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
17,403 |
9,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
— | +4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
43.7±1.7Lowest 9% above MA |
44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
| Danvers and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Amesbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Sutton 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% |
44.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Amesbury 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±$10k 21% above MA |
$103,554±$12kLowest about the MA average |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
| Sutton and Danvers 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 |
$519,300±$32kLowest 8% below MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,683±$115 4% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$7,360Highest 23% above MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
66.7%±10.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Amesbury and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
29 min about the MA average |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton 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 | #151 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Amesbury | Sutton |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Amesbury High | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.9Lowest |
12.6 |
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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.