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Danvers vs Auburn vs Amesbury
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).
Auburn has the most affordable homes ($400k median).
Amesbury has the youngest population (median age 43.7).
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 | Auburn | Amesbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
16,970Lowest |
17,403 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
44.8±1.6 12% above MA |
43.7±1.7Lowest 9% above MA |
| Danvers and Auburn 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% |
21%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
20%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Auburn and Amesbury 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% |
20.9%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Auburn 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% |
45.4% MA: 47.3% |
44.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Auburn and Amesbury 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 |
$116,711±$10k 12% above MA |
$103,554±$12kLowest about the MA average |
| Danvers and Auburn 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 |
$400,000±$16kLowest 29% below MA |
$519,300±$32k 8% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,467±$155Lowest 17% below MA |
$1,683±$115 4% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$5,289Lowest 12% below MA |
$7,360Highest 23% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±10.5 MA: 51.8% |
66.7%±10.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Amesbury and Auburn 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% |
5.2% MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
26 minLowest 12% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±2.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Amesbury 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 | #106 of 282 in MA | #151 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Auburn | Amesbury |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Auburn Senior High | Amesbury High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.1 |
10.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.