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Danvers is a small city of 28,098 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 17 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $644k and rent runs about $2k a month.
28,098people
$644kTypical home
$2,076/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
47"Snow
229Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,098
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,116 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Boston, MA
- 17 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $644k (≈$4,062/mo)
- Median rent $2,076/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,510 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BOS airport
- 15 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 95 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,185 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 204 bars within 25 mi
- 1,211 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 207 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: D+20 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk