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Danvers vs Hudson vs Springfield
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).
Hudson has the most kids (19.3% under 18).
Springfield has the most homeowners (90.7%).
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 | Hudson | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
20,077 |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
42.9±1.7Lowest 10% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Springfield and Danvers 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% |
19.3%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hudson 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% |
20.1%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Hudson 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% |
46.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$103,400±$13k 28% above U.S. |
$100,893±$19kLowest 25% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Hudson 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. |
$496,800±$22k 49% above U.S. |
$384,100±$50kLowest 15% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,406±$82 about the U.S. average |
$1,096±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 113% above U.S. |
$6,892Highest 121% above U.S. |
$5,946Lowest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.8%±8.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Hudson 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% |
5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hudson 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Hudson | — |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Hudson High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.2Lowest |
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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.