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Danvers vs Wenham

North Shore · North Shore
Wenham leads 4–2 on headline livability metrics

Across the six headline livability metrics (schools, safety, walkability, biking, affordability, and commute), Wenham edges Danvers 4 to 2. Median homes in Danvers run roughly $387k cheaper than in Wenham, about 38% less. Danvers is about 9 minutes closer to Boston by car at peak.

The two towns at a glance

Danvers

North Shore · pop. 28,087
North Shore commercial hub with the Liberty Tree Mall, a colonial-era town green, and quick access to Routes 1 and 95.
70
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Wenham

North Shore · pop. 4,985
Wenham is one of the wealthiest small towns in Massachusetts with Gordon College, a shared school district with Hamilton, and a self-contained calm that money tends to buy.
58
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Head-to-head: every metric

Danvers Wenham
Headline
Livability index 71 ✦ 53
Economics
Median home $644k $1.03M ✦
Household income $125k $195k ✦
Price ÷ income 5.1× 5.3× ✦
Tax burden 55 55
Schools & Safety
Schools 83 90 ✦
Safety 83 94 ✦
Getting around
Commute to Boston 35 min 44 min ✦
Walkability 42 ✦ 20
Transit 25 ✦ 22
Biking 30 ✦ 20
Lifestyle
Dining 87 ✦ 32
Nightlife 87 ✦ 12
Arts & culture 90 ✦ 28
Green space 60 ✦ 50
Community
Diversity 80 ✦ 15
Climate 73 ✦ 65
5-yr trend 70 ✦ 65

Clay = wins this metric. Direction matters: lower median home and shorter commute are better; everything else, higher is better.

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About this comparison

Bay State Atlas ranks 194 Massachusetts towns using public data (Census ACS, MA DESE schools, Walk Score, MA Department of Revenue tax data, and the FBI UCR safety index) normalized to 0–100. Every weight is editable. This page is a static, indexable snapshot. The live tool is faster and lets you customize what counts.