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Danvers vs Dublin vs Peterborough
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Dublin has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Peterborough has the most renters (43.7% rent).
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 | Dublin | Peterborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
1,688Lowest |
6,408 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
49.3±8.4 27% above U.S. |
52.1±1.9Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Peterborough and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dublin and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Peterborough and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
45.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dublin 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 55% above U.S. |
$104,659±$14k 30% above U.S. |
$98,401±$8kLowest 22% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$430,500±$72k 29% above U.S. |
$404,500±$31kLowest 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,325±$165Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$1,395±$209 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Lowest 113% above U.S. |
$8,165 162% above U.S. |
$8,655Highest 177% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.2%±8.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.2%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Highest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
22%±10.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.8%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dublin 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 | — | #59 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Contoocook Valley School District | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | Conval Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 12.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.