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Whitman vs Danvers vs Rockland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitman has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Danvers has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Rockland has the most homeowners (76.5%).
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 | Whitman | Danvers | Rockland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,295Lowest |
28,098Highest |
17,701 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.4±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
40.7±3.3 about the MA average |
| Danvers and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.2%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Whitman and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.9%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Whitman and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,933±$14kLowest 5% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$112,405±$12k 8% above MA |
| Danvers and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $472,700±$12kLowest 16% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$472,900±$21k 16% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$151 about the MA average |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,610±$255Lowest 9% below MA |
| Danvers and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,824Lowest about the MA average |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,487 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.7%±10.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Whitman and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4% MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
76.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.8%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.7%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Rockland 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 | #191 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #175 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | — | Rockland |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Rockland Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.