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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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Windham | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 54,695Highest |
16,038Lowest |
28,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±2.4Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±1.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest 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% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest 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. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10k 55% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $596,200±$12kLowest 79% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,950±$99Lowest 38% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$2,076±$192 47% above U.S. |
| 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% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Peabody and Windham 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%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 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 |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #228 of 282 in MA | #13 of 120 in NH | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Peabody | Windham School District | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | Peabody Veterans Memorial High | Windham High School | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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.