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Danvers vs Georgetown vs Sturbridge
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 renters (30.8% rent).
Georgetown has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Sturbridge has the most affordable homes ($426k 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 | Georgetown | Sturbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
8,474Lowest |
9,960 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
47.2±2.6Highest 18% above MA |
| Sturbridge and Danvers 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% |
23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.7%±3 MA: 19.4% |
| Georgetown and Sturbridge 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% |
18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.8%±3 MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
49.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Sturbridge and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kLowest 21% above MA |
$151,595±$23kHighest 46% above MA |
$136,759±$15k 32% above MA |
| Georgetown and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$651,200±$23kHighest 16% above MA |
$425,800±$18kLowest 24% below MA |
| Georgetown and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192 18% above MA |
$2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
$1,193±$398Lowest 32% below MA |
| Georgetown and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$7,272Highest 21% above MA |
$6,520Lowest 9% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
53.7%±22.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
42%±17.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Georgetown and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8% MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
86.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
34 min 15% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.2%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.8%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Georgetown and Sturbridge 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 | #140 of 282 in MA | #89 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Georgetown | Sturbridge · Tantasqua |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Georgetown High School | Tantasqua Regional Sr High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
9.3 |
7.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.