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Danvers vs Windham vs North Attleborough Town
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
North Attleborough Town has the most affordable homes ($482k median).
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 | Windham | North Attleborough Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098 |
16,038Lowest |
30,984Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
42.4±1.4 9% above U.S. |
| Danvers and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| North Attleborough Town 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±$10k 55% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$112,665±$5kLowest 40% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$482,200±$16kLowest 45% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192 47% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,509±$102Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 113% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,461Lowest 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.6%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | #94 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Windham School District | North Attleborough |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Windham High School | North Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
12.8Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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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.