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Hudson vs Danvers vs Millbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the most renters (32% rent).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Millbury has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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 | Hudson | Danvers | Millbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,719 |
28,098Highest |
13,961Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6 9% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
42.6±3.1Lowest 7% above MA |
| Danvers and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.6 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Millbury and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millbury and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,524±$9kLowest 13% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$118,790±$13k 14% above MA |
| Danvers and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,300±$15k 16% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$450,100±$19kLowest 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,397±$83Lowest 21% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,623±$232 8% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,597 10% above MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
75.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 4% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 18.3%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Hudson 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #202 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Millbury |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Millbury Junior/Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
11.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.