Compare towns
Newfields vs Salem 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
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Salem has the most renters (50.3% rent).
Danvers has the oldest population (median age 45.3).
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 | Newfields | Salem | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
44,795Highest |
28,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
39.3±1.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±1.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
47.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Salem and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$85,153±$5kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10k 55% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$542,800±$18kLowest 63% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 33% above U.S. |
$1,836±$84Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,114Lowest 96% above U.S. |
$6,654 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.9%±4.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Salem and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
49.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Salem 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 | — | #248 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Newfields School District | Salem | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Salem High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.