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A town of 28,098 people in Essex County, Massachusetts
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Town in Massachusetts, United States
1636Established
28,087Population
14.1 sq miArea
49 ftElevation

Danvers is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts. The suburb is a fairly short ride from Boston and is also in close proximity to the beaches of Gloucester, Ipswich and Revere. Originally known as Salem Village, the village was most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials. It was also the site of Danvers State Hospital, one of the state's 19th-century psychiatric hospitals. Danvers is a local center of commerce, hosting many car dealerships and the Liberty Tree Mall. As of the 2020 United States Census, the town's population was 28,087.

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Housing in Danvers

$734K▲ 2.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Danvers home is worth about $734,000, up 2.1% in a year, 11% above the Massachusetts typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market22
Sale-to-list97.1%
Sold in May5
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Safety in Danvers

B−

Safety Grade B-

Danvers reports less crime per resident than 50% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Danvers sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Danvers 1.3
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Danvers 15.6
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B

The public schools Danvers’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#91Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictDanversSchools11

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