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Danvers vs Framingham vs Natick vs Ogunquit
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1963).
Framingham has the most renters (45.2% rent).
Natick has the highest household income ($139k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Framingham | Natick | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,098 |
72,399Highest |
36,873 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
37.5±1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
43.3±1.4 11% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±1.9 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Framingham and Natick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
70.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Framingham and Natick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10k 55% above U.S. |
$107,419±$6kLowest 33% above U.S. |
$138,538±$11kHighest 72% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
| Natick and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
$627,300±$10kLowest 89% above U.S. |
$821,000±$25k 147% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Natick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192 47% above U.S. |
$2,033±$57Lowest 44% above U.S. |
$2,134±$124Highest 51% above U.S. |
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| Natick and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 113% above U.S. |
$6,884 121% above U.S. |
$8,914Highest 186% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±5.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.7%±6.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
54.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.6%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.1%±1.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #229 of 282 in MA | #48 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | Natick | — |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Framingham High School | Natick High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.7 |
12.6Lowest |
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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.