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Danvers vs Lenox Dale
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 kids (17.2% under 18).
Lenox Dale has the oldest population (median age 48.9).
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 | Lenox Dale |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
29Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
48.9±17.5Highest 22% above MA |
| Lenox Dale and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Danvers and Lenox Dale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Lenox Dale 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% |
0%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
0%±68.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Danvers and Lenox Dale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192 18% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
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| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
100%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
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| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
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| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
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| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
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| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | — |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.