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Danvers vs Plainville vs Wrentham
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Plainville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.3%).
Wrentham has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Wrentham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
9,943Lowest |
12,297 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+20.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+11.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
43.2±3.6Lowest 8% above MA |
46.8±3.2Highest 17% above MA |
| Wrentham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±4 MA: 19.4% |
19.8%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Wrentham and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±3.8 MA: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Plainville 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% |
44.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
55.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wrentham and Plainville 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 |
$104,106±$13kLowest about the MA average |
$151,676±$17kHighest 46% above MA |
| Wrentham 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 |
$476,000±$35kLowest 15% below MA |
$654,900±$26kHighest 17% above MA |
| Wrentham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,977±$197 12% above MA |
$1,184±$628Lowest 33% below MA |
| Danvers and Plainville 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 |
$5,329Lowest 11% below MA |
$7,373Highest 23% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
53.8%±13.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
40.6%±15.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| 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%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.4%Highest MA: 10% |
6.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
70.4% MA: 62.5% |
82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
29 min about the MA average |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
17.9%±4.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.9%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Wrentham 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 | #102 of 282 in MA | #49 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Plainville | King Philip · Wrentham |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | King Philip Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
— | 13.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.