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Danvers vs Worcester vs North Attleborough Town
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 expensive homes ($644k median).
Worcester has the most renters (57.2% rent).
North Attleborough Town has the most homeowners (72.1%).
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 | Worcester | North Attleborough Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Lowest |
207,055Highest |
30,984 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
42.4±1.4 6% above MA |
| 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 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±0.8 MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| North Attleborough Town and Worcester 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% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
16.5%±2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% below MA |
$112,665±$5k 8% above MA |
| Danvers and North Attleborough Town 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 |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
$482,200±$16k 14% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,487±$38Lowest 16% below MA |
$1,509±$102 14% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$4,733Lowest 21% below MA |
$5,461 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.6%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Worcester and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
72.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the MA average |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.1%±2.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and North Attleborough Town 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 | #266 of 282 in MA | #94 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester | North Attleborough |
| High school in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | South High Community | North Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
14.6Highest |
13.1 |
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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.