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Danvers vs Medford 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 oldest population (median age 45.3).
Medford has the most people working from home (26.8%).
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 | Medford | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098 |
59,354Highest |
23,931Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
35.9±1Lowest 10% below MA |
41.4±1.3 4% above 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%±2 MA: 19.4% |
12.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.2%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
59.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
51.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
11.2%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$129,540±$8kHighest 25% above MA |
$125,273±$15kLowest 21% above MA |
| Medford 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±$23k 15% above MA |
$755,500±$23kHighest 34% above MA |
$603,500±$28kLowest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192 18% above MA |
$2,509±$94Highest 42% above MA |
$1,803±$147Lowest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$6,286Lowest 5% above MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
41.1%±4.9 MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Medford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
7.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
54.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1942Lowest 22 yrs older than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min 4% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.8%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #203 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Medford | Mansfield |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Medford High | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
9.2Lowest |
11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.