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Hebron vs Danvers vs Center Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hebron has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Danvers has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Center Harbor has the most affordable homes ($464k 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 | Hebron | Danvers | Center Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 883Lowest |
28,098Highest |
955 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.9±3.6 49% above U.S. |
45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
60.4±4.8Highest 55% above U.S. |
| Center Harbor and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.2%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.9%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Danvers and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.8%±9.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
39.5%±13.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Center Harbor and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
47.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±4.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Danvers and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,071±$17kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$104,313±$16k 29% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $589,500±$61k 77% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$463,800±$74kLowest 39% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$334Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,603Lowest 16% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,667 50% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danvers and Hebron 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 | — |
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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.