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Danvers vs Mansfield vs Mendon
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).
Mansfield has the youngest population (median age 41.4).
Mendon has the most homeowners (86.9%).
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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 | Mansfield | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
23,931 |
6,325Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
41.4±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
| Danvers and Mendon 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% |
22.4%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Mansfield 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% |
15.4%±2 MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Mansfield 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 |
$125,273±$15kLowest 21% above MA |
$132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
| Mendon and Danvers 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 |
$603,500±$28kLowest 7% above MA |
$616,000±$37k 10% above MA |
| Danvers and Mendon 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 |
$1,803±$147Lowest about the MA average |
$1,840±$196 4% above MA |
| Danvers and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
$7,213 20% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.1% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1980 16 yrs newer than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Lowest 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 | #60 of 282 in MA | #210 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Mansfield | Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Mansfield High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.