What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newburyport has the most people working from home (28.9%).

Danvers has the most affordable homes ($644k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Newburyport	Danvers
People
Population	18,652Lowest	28,098Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5%Lowest MA: +7.4%	+6%Highest MA: +7.4%
Median age	49.8±2.9Highest 25% above MA	45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA
	Newburyport and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.9%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4%	17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4%
	Newburyport and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.4%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9%	22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9%
	Newburyport and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	67%Highest MA: 47.3%	48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9%	4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9%
	Danvers and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$139,625±$21kHighest 34% above MA	$125,395±$10kLowest 21% above MA
	Newburyport and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$834,000±$37kHighest 48% above MA	$644,200±$23kLowest 15% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,592±$221Lowest 10% below MA	$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,944Highest 33% above MA	$6,654Lowest 11% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.4%±9.7Lowest MA: 51.8%	48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8%
	Danvers and Newburyport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5%Highest MA: 10%	4.8%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77.5%Highest MA: 62.5%	69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA	1963Highest 1 yr older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 8% above MA	28 minLowest about the MA average
Work from home	28.9%±4Highest MA: 18.6%	19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#56 of 282 in MA	#91 of 282 in MA
School district	Newburyport	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers
High school in town	Newburyport High	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.3Lowest	12.8Highest
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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.