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Peabody vs Windham 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 renters (34.4% rent).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($389k median).
Danvers has the highest household income ($125k).
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 | Windham | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 54,695Highest |
19,188Lowest |
28,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±2.4Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham 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% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest 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% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest 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. |
$107,934±$14k 34% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% 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 | $596,200±$12k 79% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,950±$99 38% above U.S. |
$1,232±$332Lowest 13% below 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 | $5,065 62% above U.S. |
$3,938Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest 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% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danvers and Windham 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 | #95 of 133 in ME | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Peabody | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | Peabody Veterans Memorial High | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.