Compare towns
Danvers vs Newburyport vs Salisbury
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 youngest population (median age 45.3).
Newburyport has the most people working from home (28.9%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
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 | Newburyport | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
18,652 |
9,281Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
49.8±2.9 25% above MA |
51.3±3.5Highest 28% above MA |
| Salisbury and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Newburyport and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.4%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
25.5%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% MA: 47.3% |
67%Highest MA: 47.3% |
43.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Salisbury 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 |
$139,625±$21kHighest 34% above MA |
$93,361±$6kLowest 10% below MA |
| Newburyport and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$834,000±$37kHighest 48% above MA |
$478,700±$27kLowest 15% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,592±$221Lowest 10% below MA |
$1,691±$411 4% below MA |
| Danvers and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$7,944Highest 33% above MA |
$4,604Lowest 23% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
46.4%±9.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
61.9%±11.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Salisbury and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
77.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
32 minHighest 8% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28.9%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.8%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Newburyport and Salisbury 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 | #56 of 282 in MA | #240 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Newburyport | Triton |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Newburyport High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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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.