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Danvers vs Middleton vs Webster
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Middleton has the most affordable homes ($312k median).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% 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 | Middleton | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
1,595Lowest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
43.5±5.7Lowest 12% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6 15% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Webster 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% |
18.9%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Middleton 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% |
18.9%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Webster 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
23.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4Lowest 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±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$101,696±$8kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$107,171±$14k 33% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$312,300±$27kLowest 6% below U.S. |
$338,500±$30k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,500±$293 6% above U.S. |
$1,396±$622Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$5,504Lowest 76% above U.S. |
$6,021 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
83.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
96% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
39 minHighest 47% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danvers and Webster 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 | — | — |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Middleton School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.