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Danvers vs Whitman vs Millbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danvers has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Whitman has the youngest population (median age 40.4).
Millbury has the most homeowners (75.4%).
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 | Whitman | Millbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
15,295 |
13,961Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
40.4±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
| Danvers and Millbury 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% |
21.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±3 MA: 19.4% |
| Whitman and Millbury 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% |
15.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Millbury 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% |
31.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
36.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Whitman and Millbury 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 |
$108,933±$14kLowest 5% above MA |
$118,790±$13k 14% above MA |
| Danvers and Millbury 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 |
$472,700±$12k 16% below MA |
$450,100±$19kLowest 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,771±$151 about the MA average |
$1,623±$232Lowest 8% below MA |
| Danvers and Whitman 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 |
$5,824 about the MA average |
$5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
61.9%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Whitman 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% |
7.9%Highest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.4% MA: 62.5% |
75.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.8%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Millbury 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 | #191 of 282 in MA | #202 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Whitman-Hanson | Millbury |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.