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Danvers vs Sutton vs Millis
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 renters (30.8% rent).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
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 | Sutton | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
9,452 |
8,888Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3 13% above MA |
44.3±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
| Millis 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% |
19.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Sutton and Millis 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% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis 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±$10kLowest 21% above MA |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
| Millis and Sutton 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 |
$523,100±$47kLowest 7% below MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
| Danvers and Millis 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 |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Danvers and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis 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% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min about the MA average |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton 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 | #105 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Sutton | Millis |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Sutton High School | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.6 |
10.7Lowest |
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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.