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Middleborough vs Danvers vs Ludlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleborough has the most kids (18.8% under 18).
Danvers has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Ludlow has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Middleborough | Danvers | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505 |
28,098Highest |
20,904Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.1Lowest 9% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
44.3±1.8 11% above MA |
| Danvers and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Middleborough and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Ludlow and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,056±$7k 7% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$84,838±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18k 17% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$335,300±$10kLowest 40% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72 3% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,223±$82Lowest 31% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,023 about the MA average |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$4,918Lowest 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±11.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
50.7%±9.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Middleborough and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9% MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
77.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1964 same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 7% above MA |
28 min about the MA average |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
14%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Ludlow 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 | #170 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #154 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Ludlow |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Ludlow Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
12.8Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.