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Salisbury vs Danvers vs Seabrook Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+15.6%).
Danvers has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
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 | Salisbury | Danvers | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,656 |
28,098Highest |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +15.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51±6.9 31% above U.S. |
45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
62±3.8Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Danvers and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.1%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Salisbury and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,469±$7kLowest 15% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$93,571±$43k 16% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Seabrook Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $465,900±$31kLowest 40% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23k 94% above U.S. |
$920,900±$75kHighest 177% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,770±$444 25% above U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,725±$575Lowest 22% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,561Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$6,654 113% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.8%±11.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
90.5%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.7%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
39.5%±20Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Salisbury 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 | #240 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | — |
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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.