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Danvers vs Peabody vs Pelham
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 the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Peabody has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Pelham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
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 | Pelham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098 |
54,695Highest |
14,449Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
45.3±2.4Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.5±2.7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
22%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Pelham 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±1.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pelham 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±$10k 55% above U.S. |
$96,657±$4kLowest 20% above U.S. |
$135,956±$19kHighest 68% above U.S. |
| Pelham 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±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$596,200±$12k 79% above U.S. |
$552,600±$27kLowest 66% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,950±$99 38% above U.S. |
$1,425±$88Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Danvers and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 113% above U.S. |
$5,065Lowest 62% above U.S. |
$8,634Highest 177% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.3%±5.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.3%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pelham and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
65.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pelham and Danvers 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 | #48 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Peabody | Pelham School District |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Peabody Veterans Memorial High | Pelham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.3Lowest |
10.4 |
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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.