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Danvers vs Danvers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
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| Measure | Danvers | Danvers |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 28,098 |
28,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% MA: 47.3% |
48.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192 18% above MA |
$2,076±$192 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
28 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | — |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.