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Windsor vs Danvers vs Hillsborough
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).
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Windsor | Danvers | Hillsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
28,098Highest |
5,980 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
40.9±4.6 5% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Hillsborough 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%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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% |
16.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Danvers and Windsor 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. |
$84,495±$12kLowest 5% above 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. |
$272,300±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,198±$390Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$5,815 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±23.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
41 minHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±5.2Lowest 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 | #97 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Hillsboro-Deering High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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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.