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North Windham vs Danvers vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Windham has the most affordable homes ($343k median).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | North Windham | Danvers | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,417Lowest |
28,098Highest |
19,188 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42±3 8% above U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Danvers and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| North Windham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,522±$8kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14k 34% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$29kLowest 3% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,248±$604 12% below U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,232±$332Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,546Lowest 14% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| North Windham 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 | — | #91 of 282 in MA | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.