Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median home value$644,200
Boston $646,300
Median rent$2,076/mo
Boston $2,023/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Boston 36%
Danvers
Essex County28,098 residentsDanvers
62
C
Suburbgrade score
27th of 60 Boston suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
62
Boston median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Danvers is like to live in, by category
Bars show Danvers against Boston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Within-state proficiency45th pct
Boston median 47th pct
Student–teacher ratio11.7
Boston median 11.8
Graduation rate91%
Boston median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index97
Boston 100
Eff. tax rate1.04%
Boston 1.01%
Local sales tax6.25%
Boston median 6.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Mean commute28.4 min
Boston 30.3 min
Under 30 minutes60%
Boston 52%
Transit stops / sq mi0.6
Boston median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Restaurants & cafés48
Boston median 51 · within 2 miles
Groceries9
Boston median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks52
Boston median 65 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Median household income$125,395
Boston $115,863
Unemployment4.7%
Boston 4.9%
Professional occupations54%
Boston 54%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Danvers on commute & transport
Danvers's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Cambridge16 mi from DanversB 74 B Waltham20 mi from DanversB 65 C+ Newton21 mi from DanversB− 75 B Brookline20 mi from DanversB− 77 B Watertown18 mi from DanversB− 68 B− Gloucester14 mi from DanversC+ 52 D+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Danvers
Is Danvers, MA a good place to live?
Danvers scores 62 out of 100, 27th of 60 Boston suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Danvers expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $644,200, 0% below the Boston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.04%. $2,076/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Danvers?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Danvers sit at the 45th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 11.7 student–teacher ratio. Danvers is served by Danvers. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Danvers?
The mean commute is 28.4 min, with 60% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 0.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Danvers?
Within two miles there are 9 groceries, 48 restaurants and cafés and 52 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Danvers old or new?
The median home in Danvers was built in 1963 — close to the Boston median of 1964. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 64% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.