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Danvers vs Peabody vs North Attleborough Town
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%).
Peabody has the shortest commute (26 min average).
North Attleborough Town has the most affordable homes ($482k 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 | Peabody | North Attleborough Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Lowest |
54,695Highest |
30,984 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
45.3±2.4Highest 13% above MA |
42.4±1.4Lowest 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.7%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| North Attleborough Town and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
24.3%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.5%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Peabody 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| North Attleborough Town and Peabody 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 21% above MA |
$96,657±$4kLowest 7% below MA |
$112,665±$5k 8% above MA |
| Danvers and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$596,200±$12k 6% above MA |
$482,200±$16kLowest 14% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,950±$99 11% above MA |
$1,509±$102Lowest 14% below MA |
| Danvers and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$5,065Lowest 15% below MA |
$5,461 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
58.3%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.6%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Peabody 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% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
65.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
72.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.1%±2.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and North Attleborough Town 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 | #228 of 282 in MA | #94 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Peabody | North Attleborough |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Peabody Veterans Memorial High | North Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
10.3Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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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.