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Danvers vs Dover vs Ogunquit vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danvers has the most renters (30.8% rent).
Dover has the highest household income ($250k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Mansfield has the youngest population (median age 41.4).
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 | Dover | Ogunquit | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
5,930 |
1,379Lowest |
23,931 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
44.9±2.3 15% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
41.4±1.3Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
26%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Dover and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.7%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
84.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
51.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Mansfield 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 55% above U.S. |
$250,001Highest 210% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kLowest 42% above U.S. |
$125,273±$15k 55% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
$1,340,300±$117kHighest 303% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79k 163% above U.S. |
$603,500±$28kLowest 81% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192 47% above U.S. |
$2,917±$2kHighest 106% above U.S. |
— | $1,803±$147Lowest 28% above U.S. |
| Dover and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 113% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$7,226 132% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.2%±8.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 31% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 min 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
34.2%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Dover 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 | #1 of 282 in MA | — | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Dover · Dover-Sherborn | — | Mansfield |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Dover-Sherborn Regional High | — | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
9.8Lowest |
— | 11.1 |
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U.S. 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.