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Danvers vs Marblehead vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danvers has the most affordable homes ($644k median).
Marblehead has the highest household income ($182k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
20,413 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
49.1±2 26% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
22.3%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
78.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Danvers 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 55% above U.S. |
$182,132±$28kHighest 126% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kLowest 42% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kLowest 94% above U.S. |
$943,900±$31kHighest 184% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79k 163% above U.S. |
| Marblehead and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,764±$147Lowest 25% above U.S. |
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| Danvers and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 113% above U.S. |
$8,309Highest 166% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.5%±8.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1944Lowest 36 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
34%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Marblehead 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 | #47 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Marblehead | — |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Marblehead High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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U.S. 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.