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Mansfield vs Salem vs Danvers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mansfield has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Salem has the most renters (50.3% rent).
Danvers has the oldest population (median age 45.3).
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 | Mansfield | Salem | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,931Lowest |
44,795Highest |
28,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±1.3 4% above MA |
39.3±1.5Lowest about the MA average |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
47.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
8.2%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,273±$15k 21% above MA |
$85,153±$5kLowest 18% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$28k 7% above MA |
$542,800±$18kLowest 3% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,803±$147Lowest about the MA average |
$1,836±$84 4% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
| Danvers and Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,226Highest 21% above MA |
$6,114Lowest about the MA average |
$6,654 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54.9%±4.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Salem and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.1%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
49.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 20%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
21.6%±2.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Salem and Mansfield 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 | #60 of 282 in MA | #248 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mansfield | Salem | — |
| High school in town | Mansfield High | Salem High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.