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Danvers vs Lunenburg vs Mansfield
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Lunenburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.8%).
Mansfield has the most kids (22.4% 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 | Lunenburg | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
11,902Lowest |
23,931 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+16.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
43.2±2.1 8% above MA |
41.4±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
| Danvers and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±3 MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Mansfield and Lunenburg 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% |
17.9%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% MA: 47.3% |
44%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Mansfield and Lunenburg 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 21% above MA |
$112,828±$11kLowest 9% above MA |
$125,273±$15k 21% above MA |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$463,900±$24kLowest 17% below MA |
$603,500±$28k 7% above MA |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,974±$586 12% above MA |
$1,803±$147Lowest about the MA average |
| Danvers and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$6,401Lowest 7% above MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.8%±13.5 MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
80.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
15.8%±3.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Mansfield 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 | #87 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Lunenburg | Mansfield |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Lunenburg High | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.4 |
11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.