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Danvers vs Lee vs Seabrook
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%).
Lee has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
Seabrook has the most renters (31.8% rent).
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 | Lee | Seabrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
5,719Lowest |
8,427 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
55.2±5.8Highest 42% above U.S. |
54±1.9 39% above U.S. |
| Lee and Seabrook 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% |
12.6%±5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.8%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Danvers and Seabrook 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% |
33.4%±6.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.5%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lee and Seabrook 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% |
44.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Lee and Danvers 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. |
$83,750±$13kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$84,349±$15k 4% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$352,700±$19kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$443,500±$40k 33% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,375±$212Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,542±$174 9% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$3,980Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$5,785 85% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.3%±21.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.4%±10 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lee and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 31% below U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±7.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danvers and Lee 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 | #209 of 282 in MA | #114 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Lee | Seabrook School District |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Lee Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
9.2Lowest |
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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.