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Danvers vs Framingham vs Hudson
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 highest household income ($125k).
Framingham has the most renters (45.2% rent).
Hudson has the most affordable homes ($497k 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 | Framingham | Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098 |
72,399Highest |
20,077Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.9% MA: +7.4% |
+5.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
37.5±1Lowest 6% below MA |
42.9±1.7 7% above MA |
| Danvers and Hudson 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% |
21.7%±1.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Framingham and Hudson 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% |
15.1%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.1%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% MA: 47.3% |
48.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.5%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$107,419±$6k 3% above MA |
$103,400±$13kLowest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$627,300±$10k 12% above MA |
$496,800±$22kLowest 12% below MA |
| Danvers and Framingham 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 |
$2,033±$57 15% above MA |
$1,406±$82Lowest 20% below MA |
| Danvers and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$6,884 15% above MA |
$6,892Highest 15% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
53.4%±5.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
40.8%±8.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Framingham and Danvers 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% |
10.4%Highest MA: 10% |
5.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
54.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min 4% above MA |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #229 of 282 in MA | #224 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | Hudson |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Framingham High School | Hudson High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.7 |
10.2Lowest |
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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.