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Windsor vs Danvers vs Dummer vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Windsor | Danvers | Dummer | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 254Lowest |
28,098Highest |
299 |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7 11% above U.S. |
| Dummer and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 29% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$91,250±$21k 13% above U.S. |
$69,226±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Danvers and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40k about the U.S. average |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$323,100±$219k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,076±$192 47% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 8% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$5,787 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danvers and Windsor 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.