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Rowe vs Danvers vs Hancock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rowe has the most affordable homes ($275k median).
Danvers has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Hancock has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Rowe | Danvers | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 453Lowest |
28,098Highest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.9±6.4Highest 22% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
47.1±11.1 18% above MA |
| Rowe and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±4.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Rowe and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±8.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
27.3%±5.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Rowe and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±3.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Danvers and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,583±$13kLowest 33% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$96,250±$26k 7% below MA |
| Danvers and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,000±$41kLowest 51% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$375,500±$21k 33% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,313±$576 25% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,268±$415Lowest 28% below MA |
| Danvers and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,458 76% below MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$1,018Lowest 83% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
51.1%±36.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hancock and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 5 yrs older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1989Highest 25 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 22% above MA |
28 min about the MA average |
22 minLowest 25% below MA |
| Work from home | 7.2%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.4%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #91 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Rowe | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Hancock |
| High school in town | None 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.