Compare towns
Danvers vs Woburn vs Peabody
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 people working from home (19.3%).
Woburn has the most renters (44.3% rent).
Peabody has the most affordable homes ($596k 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 | Woburn | Peabody |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Lowest |
41,939 |
54,695Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
39.3±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
45.3±2.4Highest 13% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.9%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
18.7%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Peabody and Woburn 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% |
15.7%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.3%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Peabody 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.5% MA: 47.3% |
35%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Woburn and Peabody 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 |
$111,185±$9k 7% above MA |
$96,657±$4kLowest 7% below MA |
| Danvers and Woburn 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 |
$673,500±$17kHighest 20% above MA |
$596,200±$12kLowest 6% above MA |
| Woburn and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192 18% above MA |
$2,221±$77Highest 26% above MA |
$1,950±$99Lowest 11% above MA |
| Woburn and Danvers 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 |
$5,354 11% below MA |
$5,065Lowest 15% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.5 MA: 51.8% |
58.3%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Peabody and Woburn 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% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
65.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest about the MA average |
25 minLowest 13% below MA |
26 min 11% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
16%±2.6 MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Woburn 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 | #169 of 282 in MA | #228 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Woburn | Peabody |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Woburn High | Peabody Veterans Memorial High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
11.2 |
10.3Lowest |
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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.