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Danvers vs Middleton vs Wareham
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%).
Middleton has the highest household income ($167k).
Wareham has the most affordable homes ($425k 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 | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
9,816Lowest |
23,302 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
43.1±2Lowest 8% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.7% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham 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 |
$167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,407±$284Lowest 20% below MA |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$8,785Highest 47% above MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
25.7%±25.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
30 minHighest 3% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Middleton 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 | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Middleton | Wareham |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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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.