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Danvers vs Dudley vs Webster
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 people working from home (19.3%).
Dudley has the most homeowners (73.1%).
Webster has the most renters (54.5% 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 | Dudley | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
11,929Lowest |
12,228 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
40.2±2.4 about the MA average |
37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
| Danvers and Dudley 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% |
20.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Webster and Dudley 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% |
16.9%±3 MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.1% MA: 47.3% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
13.1%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$84,604±$12k 19% below MA |
$63,837±$8kLowest 39% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$392,600±$19k 30% below MA |
$333,100±$14kLowest 41% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,217±$182 31% below MA |
$1,198±$85Lowest 32% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$3,691 38% below MA |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.4%±4.1 MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Dudley 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% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
16%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1967Highest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest about the MA average |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.1%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #142 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Dudley-Charlton Reg | — |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Shepherd Hill Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.