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Stockbridge vs Danvers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (52.4%).
Danvers has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
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 | Stockbridge | Danvers |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,056Lowest |
28,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 63.7±3.5Highest 59% above MA |
45.3±3Lowest 13% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 47%±7.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Danvers and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $146,250±$67kHighest 41% above MA |
$125,395±$10kLowest 21% above MA |
| Stockbridge and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $600,000±$99kLowest 7% above MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
| Danvers and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $858±$375Lowest 51% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,652Lowest 22% below MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.8%±27Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Stockbridge and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 33% below MA |
28 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #91 of 282 in MA |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.