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Warner vs Danvers vs Wilton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Wilton has the oldest population (median age 46.8).
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 | Warner | Danvers | Wilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Lowest |
28,098Highest |
3,960 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
46.8±5.2Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Wilton and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Warner and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±6.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$114,349±$21k 42% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$381,500±$23k 15% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,382±$70 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$6,654Lowest 113% above U.S. |
$7,612 144% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.1%±39.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
30 min 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danvers and Wilton 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 | #54 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
9.1Lowest |
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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.