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Middleton vs Kennebunk 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 highest household income ($167k).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Kennebunk | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,816Lowest |
11,820 |
28,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±2Lowest 11% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Kennebunk and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Danvers and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $167,402±$29kHighest 107% above U.S. |
$107,804±$8kLowest 34% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10k 55% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $742,700±$48kHighest 123% above U.S. |
$487,700±$21kLowest 47% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,407±$284Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,425±$290 about the U.S. average |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,785Highest 182% above U.S. |
$4,999Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$6,654 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±25.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 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% |
32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #71 of 282 in MA | #9 of 133 in ME | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleton | RSU 21 | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | None in town | Kennebunk High School | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.