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Danvers vs Eliot vs Naples
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).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | Eliot | Naples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
7,146 |
3,985Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
49.8±6.8 28% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Danvers and Eliot 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% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.3%±5.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Eliot and Naples 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% |
43.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Danvers and Naples 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. |
$101,522±$10k 26% above U.S. |
$78,188±$13kLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
$340,100±$48kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,948±$471 38% above U.S. |
$1,941±$625Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,549 46% above U.S. |
$2,784Lowest 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
59.9%±40.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Naples and Eliot 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% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
38 minHighest 45% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±11.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Naples 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #118 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | Lake Region High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.7Lowest |
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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.