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Danvers vs Hancock vs Wilmot
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 the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Hancock has the most homeowners (85.6%).
Wilmot has the most affordable homes ($400k 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 | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
1,791 |
1,487Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
53.8±4.5Highest 38% above U.S. |
53±2.4 36% above U.S. |
| Hancock and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Danvers and Wilmot 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% |
30.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hancock and Wilmot 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
53.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$95,208±$15kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$117,759±$15k 46% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$436,700±$22k 31% above U.S. |
$399,600±$43kLowest 20% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,208±$650 15% below U.S. |
$1,125±$289Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 113% above U.S. |
$6,884Highest 121% above U.S. |
$6,651Lowest 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.4%±55.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.1%±41.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
33 min 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.9%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danvers and Wilmot 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 | — | — |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Contoocook Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.