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Danvers vs Hooksett vs North Attleborough Town
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).
Hooksett has the most affordable homes ($348k median).
North Attleborough Town has the most kids (20.4% 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 | Hooksett | North Attleborough Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098 |
5,876Lowest |
30,984Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
42.6±2 10% above U.S. |
42.4±1.4Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| North Attleborough Town and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Hooksett 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% |
41.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hooksett and North Attleborough Town 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. |
$101,053±$25kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$112,665±$5k 40% above U.S. |
| Danvers and North Attleborough Town 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. |
$348,100±$32kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$482,200±$16k 45% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,811±$283 28% above U.S. |
$1,509±$102Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,960Lowest 59% above U.S. |
$5,461 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46%±20.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.6%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Hooksett 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%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±2.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danvers and North Attleborough Town 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 | #30 of 120 in NH | #94 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | — | North Attleborough |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | — | North Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
— | 13.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.