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Danvers vs Marblehead vs Danvers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marblehead has the most people working from home (34%).
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 | Marblehead | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
20,413Lowest |
28,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
| Marblehead and Danvers 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% |
22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Marblehead and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kLowest 21% above MA |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$125,395±$10kLowest 21% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kLowest 15% above MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$644,200±$23kLowest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,764±$147Lowest about the MA average |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Marblehead and Danvers 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% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #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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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.