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Danvers vs Hadley vs Rowley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danvers has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Hadley has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Rowley has the most kids (19.3% 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 | Hadley | Rowley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
5,306Lowest |
6,251 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
45.8±7.1 15% above MA |
50±6.3Highest 25% above MA |
| Rowley and Hadley 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% |
16.2%±4.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Rowley 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% |
24.2%±4.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Hadley 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
61.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
56.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.9%±5.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Hadley and Rowley 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 |
$119,259±$12kLowest 15% above MA |
$132,734±$32kHighest 28% above MA |
| Rowley 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 15% above MA |
$511,000±$43kLowest 9% below MA |
$667,300±$52kHighest 19% above MA |
| Rowley and Danvers 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 |
$1,402±$132Lowest 20% below MA |
$1,603±$520 9% below MA |
| Danvers and Rowley 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 |
$5,271Lowest 12% below MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
38.6%±18.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Rowley and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
6.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.4% MA: 62.5% |
81.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest about the MA average |
20 minLowest 33% below MA |
28 min 3% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
20.1%±7.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Hadley 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 | #116 of 282 in MA | #214 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Hadley | Triton |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Hopkins Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
7.3Lowest |
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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.