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Danvers vs Hancock vs Rowe
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 people working from home (19.3%).
Hancock has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Rowe has the most affordable homes ($275k 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 | Hancock | Rowe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
752 |
453Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
47.1±11.1 18% above MA |
48.9±6.4Highest 22% above MA |
| Rowe and Hancock 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% |
19.1%±4.9 MA: 19.4% |
23%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Rowe and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
27.3%±5.3 MA: 17.9% |
30.2%±8.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Rowe and Hancock 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 MA: 47.3% |
35.7% MA: 47.3% |
26.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±3.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Danvers and Hancock 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 21% above MA |
$96,250±$26k 7% below MA |
$69,583±$13kLowest 33% below MA |
| Danvers and Hancock 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 |
$375,500±$21k 33% below MA |
$275,000±$41kLowest 51% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,268±$415Lowest 28% below MA |
$1,313±$576 25% below MA |
| Danvers and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$1,018Lowest 83% below MA |
$1,458 76% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
51.1%±36.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hancock and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.6% MA: 10% |
15.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.8% MA: 62.5% |
90.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1989Highest 25 yrs newer than MA |
1959Lowest 5 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
22 minLowest 25% below MA |
36 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.4%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
7.2%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Hancock | Rowe |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.