Compare towns
Rye vs Bath 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
Rye has the most people working from home (30.9%).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k 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 | Rye | Bath | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,611Lowest |
8,815 |
28,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.1±3Highest 42% above U.S. |
45.4±3 17% above U.S. |
45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Rye and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rye and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 61.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bath and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,655±$39kHighest 74% above U.S. |
$69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$125,395±$10k 55% above U.S. |
| Rye and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,028,100±$89kHighest 209% above U.S. |
$310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,781±$156 26% above U.S. |
$1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,519Highest 141% above U.S. |
$3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$6,654 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±16.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.3%±15.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bath and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 9% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 30.9%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rye and Bath 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 | #2 of 120 in NH | #31 of 133 in ME | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Rye School District | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.