Compare towns
Danvers vs Dublin vs Salem vs Temple
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 highest household income ($125k).
Dublin has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Salem has the most renters (50.3% rent).
Temple has the most affordable homes ($401k median).
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 | Salem | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,098 |
1,688 |
44,795Highest |
1,363Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
49.3±8.4 27% above U.S. |
39.3±1.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
49.5±7.3Highest 27% above U.S. |
| Temple 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% |
15.7%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
14.3%±3.5Lowest 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%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
25%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dublin and Danvers 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
45.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
47.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±3.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Salem and Dublin 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. |
$85,153±$5kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$94,107±$15k 17% 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. |
$542,800±$18k 63% above U.S. |
$401,000±$27kLowest 21% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,325±$165 6% below U.S. |
$1,836±$84 30% above U.S. |
$1,169±$523Lowest 17% below U.S. |
| Danvers and Salem 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. |
$8,165Highest 162% above U.S. |
$6,114Lowest 96% above U.S. |
$6,983 124% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
29.2%±8.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.9%±4.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.2%±54.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Salem 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
49.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
22%±10.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.9%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dublin and Salem 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 | — | #248 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Contoocook Valley School District | Salem | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | Salem High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 9.8Lowest |
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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.