Compare towns
Maynard vs Danvers vs Stoneham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Maynard has the most affordable homes ($527k median).
Danvers has the most renters (30.8% rent).
Stoneham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Maynard | Danvers | Stoneham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,712Lowest |
28,098Highest |
23,355 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
42.2±2.2Lowest 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Stoneham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.4%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
55.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Stoneham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,067±$16k 19% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$113,964±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
| Danvers and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA |
$644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$671,900±$26kHighest 20% above MA |
| Stoneham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$148Lowest about the MA average |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,035±$142 15% above MA |
| Danvers and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,266Highest 38% above MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
$6,523Lowest 9% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±9.6 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
41.9%±8.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1964Highest same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 9% above MA |
28 min about the MA average |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 22.9%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Stoneham and Maynard 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 | #166 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #117 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Maynard | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Stoneham |
| High school in town | Maynard High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Stoneham High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
12.8Highest |
10.7 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.