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Peru vs Danvers vs Savoy
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has the most affordable homes ($267k median).
Danvers has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
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 | Peru | Danvers | Savoy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 630Lowest |
28,098Highest |
795 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-6.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8Highest 32% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
49.8±6.9 25% above MA |
| Peru and Savoy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.1%±8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Danvers and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
28.3%±3.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Peru and Savoy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Savoy and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,750±$18k 13% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$61,328±$27kLowest 41% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,400±$15kLowest 52% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$285,200±$27k 49% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,076±$192 18% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,805 36% below MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$2,966Lowest 51% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Savoy and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1982 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 7% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #91 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | — | Savoy |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA 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.