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Danvers vs Durham vs Lisbon
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 expensive homes ($644k median).
Durham has the most homeowners (95.4%).
Lisbon has the most affordable homes ($258k 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 | Durham | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
4,262Lowest |
9,750 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
42.6±5.9 10% above U.S. |
38.4±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Danvers and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Lisbon and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Durham and Lisbon 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. |
$99,181±$5k 23% above U.S. |
$77,819±$9kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$322,200±$34k 3% below U.S. |
$258,300±$26kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
— | $979±$286Lowest 31% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$3,781 21% above U.S. |
$3,324Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25%±40.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.4%±14.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.9%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±9.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Durham 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 | #14 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | RSU 05 | Lisbon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | Lisbon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
— | 15.8Highest |
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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.