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Peabody vs Rye 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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Rye has the most people working from home (30.9%).
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 | Rye | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 54,695Highest |
5,611Lowest |
28,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±2.4Lowest 16% above U.S. |
55.1±3Highest 42% above U.S. |
45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Peabody and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±1.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
61.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Peabody and Danvers 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. |
$140,655±$39kHighest 74% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10k 55% above U.S. |
| Rye and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $596,200±$12kLowest 79% above U.S. |
$1,028,100±$89kHighest 209% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,950±$99 38% above U.S. |
$1,781±$156Lowest 26% 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. |
$7,519Highest 141% above U.S. |
$6,654 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.3%±16.1Lowest 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% |
6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 9% above U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
30.9%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #228 of 282 in MA | #2 of 120 in NH | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Peabody | Rye 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.