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Rockport vs Danvers vs Camden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
Danvers has the highest household income ($125k).
Camden has the most people working from home (21.3%).
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 | Rockport | Danvers | Camden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675Lowest |
28,098Highest |
5,242 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7 25% above U.S. |
45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
52.2±6.5Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Camden and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±5.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Rockport and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
38%±6.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rockport and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,979±$16k 8% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$82,344±$15kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $469,000±$50kLowest 41% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$520,600±$70k 56% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,269±$354 10% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,764Lowest 85% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$5,832 87% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.9%±15.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rockport and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.3%±8.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Camden 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 | #8 of 133 in ME | #91 of 282 in MA | #11 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.