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Peabody vs Newfields 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
Peabody has the most affordable homes ($596k median).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Danvers has the oldest housing (typical home built 1963).
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 | Peabody | Newfields | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 54,695Highest |
2,023Lowest |
28,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±2.4Highest 16% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±1.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Peabody and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,657±$4kLowest 20% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10k 55% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $596,200±$12kLowest 79% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% 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 | $1,950±$99 38% above U.S. |
$1,875±$323Lowest 33% above U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,065Lowest 62% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,654 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Peabody and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields 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 | #228 of 282 in MA | — | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Peabody | Newfields School District | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | Peabody Veterans Memorial High | None in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.