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Danvers vs Gloucester vs Upton
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 expensive homes ($644k median).
Gloucester has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Gloucester | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098 |
30,075Highest |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+3.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
50.2±2.3Highest 26% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
| Gloucester and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
15.1%±1.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Danvers 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% |
27.9%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% MA: 47.3% |
40.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Danvers and Gloucester 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 21% above MA |
$83,883±$6kLowest 19% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Upton 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±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$600,600±$18k 7% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,411±$94 20% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$6,152Lowest about the MA average |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.1%±7.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
| Gloucester and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
9.6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
63.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
12.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton 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 | #164 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Gloucester | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Gloucester High | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.0Lowest |
11.2 |
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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.