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Strafford vs Danvers vs Thetford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Strafford has the most kids (23% under 18).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Thetford has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
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 | Strafford | Danvers | Thetford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,372Lowest |
28,098Highest |
2,813 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7Highest 32% above U.S. |
45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
43.6±6.2Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Strafford and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Strafford and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.8%±6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
68%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.7%±4.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Thetford and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,833±$19k 37% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$88,045±$16kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $431,300±$40k 30% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$329,500±$96kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$789Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,141±$96 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,149Highest 129% above U.S. |
$6,654Lowest 113% above U.S. |
$6,948 123% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±48Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.7%±30.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Thetford and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 13% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.1%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danvers and Strafford 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 | — | #91 of 282 in MA | #40 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Strafford School District | — | Thetford School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.