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Dublin vs Danvers vs Peterborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dublin has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Danvers has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Peterborough has the most renters (43.3% rent).
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 | Dublin | Danvers | Peterborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,688Lowest |
28,098Highest |
2,539 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.3±8.4 27% above U.S. |
45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
55.5±9.2Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Peterborough and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
10.4%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dublin and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.1%±5.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
57.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dublin and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,659±$14k 30% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$85,833±$15kLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $430,500±$72k 29% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$379,300±$57kLowest 14% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$165Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,515±$290 7% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,165Highest 162% above U.S. |
$6,654Lowest 113% above U.S. |
$7,422 138% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±8.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.9%±20.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Peterborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
56.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22%±10.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dublin 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 | #59 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.