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Danvers vs Plainville vs Wilmot
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).
Plainville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.3%).
Wilmot has the most homeowners (83.4%).
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 | Plainville | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
9,943 |
1,487Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+20.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
43.2±3.6Lowest 11% above U.S. |
53±2.4Highest 36% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Plainville and Danvers 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% |
22.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wilmot 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainville 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±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$104,106±$13kLowest 29% above U.S. |
$117,759±$15k 46% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Wilmot 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. |
$476,000±$35k 43% above U.S. |
$399,600±$43kLowest 20% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,977±$197 40% above U.S. |
$1,125±$289Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Danvers and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$5,329Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$6,651 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.8%±13.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.1%±41.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainville and Danvers 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% |
7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
29 min 10% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.9%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danvers and Wilmot 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 | #102 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Plainville | — |
| 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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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.