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Danvers vs Mendon vs Rochester
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 most people working from home (19.3%).
Mendon has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Rochester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.3%).
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 | Mendon | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
6,325 |
5,837Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+9.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
44.1±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
46.5±6Highest 16% above MA |
| Rochester 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% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.1%±4.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Rochester 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% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.1%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.9% MA: 47.3% |
43.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon 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 21% above MA |
$132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
$120,273±$12kLowest 16% 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 |
$616,000±$37k 10% above MA |
$599,100±$31kLowest 7% 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 |
$1,840±$196 4% above MA |
$1,432±$743Lowest 19% below MA |
| Danvers and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$6,530Lowest 9% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
39.1%±10.2Lowest 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%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
5.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9% MA: 62.5% |
88.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1984 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min 4% above MA |
37 minHighest 25% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
8.3%±3.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Mendon 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #104 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Mendon-Upton | Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical · Rochester |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 9.1Lowest |
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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.