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Danvers vs Middleton vs Readfield
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 renters (30.8% rent).
Middleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
Readfield has the most affordable homes ($326k 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 | Middleton | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
9,816 |
2,651Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
0%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
43.1±2Lowest 11% above U.S. |
48.1±7.6Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Readfield 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 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Readfield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.3%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Danvers and Middleton 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. |
$167,402±$29kHighest 107% above U.S. |
$86,504±$8kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
$742,700±$48kHighest 123% above U.S. |
$326,400±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,407±$284 about the U.S. average |
$1,125±$844Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 113% above U.S. |
$8,785Highest 182% above U.S. |
$3,392Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.7%±25.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.3%±14.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Readfield 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 | #71 of 282 in MA | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Middleton | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.