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Danvers vs Hampton vs Wolfeboro
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($545k median).
Wolfeboro has the most people working from home (22.9%).
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 | Hampton | Wolfeboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
10,101 |
6,571Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
51.2±1.7 32% above U.S. |
57±1.8Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Danvers and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
34.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wolfeboro and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Danvers and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$97,163±$4k 20% above U.S. |
$94,375±$22kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$545,300±$63kLowest 64% above U.S. |
$546,500±$60k 64% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,654±$93 17% above U.S. |
$1,103±$76Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 113% above U.S. |
$6,872Highest 120% above U.S. |
$4,531Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±13.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
12%±11.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton 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% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
78.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.9%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wolfeboro and Hampton 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 | #31 of 120 in NH | #46 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | — | Kingswood Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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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.