Compare towns
Danvers vs Northampton vs Danvers vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northampton has the most affordable homes ($430k median).
Mansfield has the most kids (22.4% 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 | Northampton | Danvers | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,098 |
30,962Highest |
28,098 |
23,931Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.6% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
41.3±2.2Lowest 3% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
41.4±1.3 4% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
16%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.4%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
14%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$80,288±$6kLowest 23% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$125,273±$15k 21% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$429,700±$17kLowest 24% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$603,500±$28k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,439±$75Lowest 18% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,803±$147 about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$5,680Lowest 5% below MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±6.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Northampton 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% |
13.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
57.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1955Lowest 9 yrs older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
21 minLowest 26% below MA |
28 min about the MA average |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.1%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Northampton and Mansfield 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 | #159 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Northampton · Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural | — | Mansfield |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Northampton High | — | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
14.7Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.