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Danvers vs Mount Desert vs Danvers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Desert has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Mount Desert | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
1,671Lowest |
28,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
54.9±8.2Highest 41% above U.S. |
45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
| Mount Desert and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Desert 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
64.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$92,813±$9kLowest 15% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$522,100±$66kLowest 57% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,341±$89Lowest 5% below U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$3,512Lowest 13% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.9%±31.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Highest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.1%±9.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | — | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Mount Desert Public Schools | — |
| 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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| 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.