Compare towns
Middleton vs Bow vs Danvers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the most expensive homes ($743k median).
Bow has the most kids (25% under 18).
Danvers has the most renters (30.8% rent).
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 | Middleton | Bow | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,816 |
8,335Lowest |
28,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±2 11% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $167,402±$29k 107% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kLowest 55% above U.S. |
| Bow and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $742,700±$48kHighest 123% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kLowest 52% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,407±$284Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,785 182% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$6,654Lowest 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±25.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Danvers 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 | #71 of 282 in MA | #26 of 120 in NH | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleton | Bow School District | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.