Compare towns
Danvers vs Fall River vs Danvers vs Beverly
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Beverly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8%).
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 | Fall River | Danvers | Beverly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,098Lowest |
94,082Highest |
28,098Lowest |
42,665 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+5.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
39.3±1.2 about the MA average |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
39±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.5%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Fall River and Beverly 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% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.4%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4% MA: 47.3% |
53.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$106,044±$7k about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$650,300±$13kHighest 16% above MA |
| Beverly and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,771±$106 about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
$6,836Highest 14% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Beverly and Fall River 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% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
9.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
60.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1956 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
28 min about the MA average |
30 minHighest 3% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
22.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Beverly 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 | #262 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #144 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | — | Beverly |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | B M C Durfee High | — | Beverly High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
11.3Lowest |
— | 12.2 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.