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Pinehurst vs Danvers vs Berkley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pinehurst has the youngest population (median age 42.6).
Danvers has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Berkley has the most affordable homes ($511k median).
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 | Pinehurst | Danvers | Berkley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,845 |
28,098Highest |
6,829Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±2Lowest 7% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
43.4±4.1 9% above MA |
| Danvers and Berkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±5.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Berkley and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.2%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
37.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±2.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Pinehurst and Berkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $146,250±$27kHighest 41% above MA |
$125,395±$10kLowest 21% above MA |
$144,205±$49k 39% above MA |
| Pinehurst and Berkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $623,800±$22k 11% above MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$511,200±$45kLowest 9% below MA |
| Danvers and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,946±$1kLowest 10% above MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
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| Danvers and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,316 5% above MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,018Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±58.1 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9% MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 7% below MA |
28 minHighest about the MA average |
27 min 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 13.1%±3.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.1%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Pinehurst 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 | — | #91 of 282 in MA | #155 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Berkley |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.