Compare towns
Danvers vs Fall River vs Peabody
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%).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Peabody has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Peabody |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Lowest |
94,082Highest |
54,695 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+5.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
45.3±2.4Highest 13% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.7%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Fall River and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.3%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Peabody 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 MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Peabody and Fall River 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 21% above MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$96,657±$4k 7% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$596,200±$12k 6% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,950±$99 11% above MA |
| Danvers and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$5,065 15% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
58.3%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Peabody 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% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
65.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest about the MA average |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±1.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #262 of 282 in MA | #228 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Peabody |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | B M C Durfee High | Peabody Veterans Memorial High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
11.3 |
10.3Lowest |
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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.