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New Haven vs Danvers vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Haven has the most homeowners (78.2%).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 31.8).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | New Haven | Danvers | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,792Lowest |
28,098Highest |
9,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48±3.9Highest 23% above U.S. |
45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| New Haven and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Danvers and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,321±$17k 14% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$86,169±$16kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,300±$19kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$409,700±$30k 23% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$143 18% below U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,156±$113Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,967Lowest 91% above U.S. |
$6,654 113% above U.S. |
$6,868Highest 120% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.1%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±14.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middlebury and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
65.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.8%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danvers and Middlebury 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 | — | #91 of 282 in MA | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.6 |
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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.