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Danvers vs Middleton vs Washington
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
Washington has the most affordable homes ($371k 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 | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
9,816 |
526Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-8.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
43.1±2Lowest 8% above MA |
56.5±7.7Highest 41% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±5.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
35.4%±1.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.7% MA: 47.3% |
32.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| 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 21% above MA |
$167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
$95,278±$12kLowest 8% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
$370,700±$32kLowest 34% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,407±$284Lowest 20% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$8,785Highest 47% above MA |
$4,381Lowest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.7%±25.3 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.4% MA: 10% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
92.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
30 minHighest 3% above MA |
25 minLowest 13% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.9%±10.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Washington 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 | — |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Middleton | — |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.