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Danvers vs Mansfield vs Webster
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 oldest population (median age 45.3).
Mansfield has the most homeowners (73.1%).
Webster has the most affordable homes ($333k median).
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 | Mansfield | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
23,931 |
12,228Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
41.4±1.3 4% above MA |
37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
| Danvers and Mansfield 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%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Mansfield and Webster 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%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Webster 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±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$125,273±$15k 21% above MA |
$63,837±$8kLowest 39% below 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 |
$603,500±$28k 7% above MA |
$333,100±$14kLowest 41% below 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 |
$1,803±$147 about the MA average |
$1,198±$85Lowest 32% below MA |
| Danvers and Mansfield 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 |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Webster 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% |
16%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest 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 | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Mansfield | — |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Mansfield High | — |
| 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.