What kinds of homes are in Danvers (community), MA?

Name: Types of homes in Danvers (community), MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Danvers (community), MA has 11,536 (±472) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 869 homes per square mile of land.

57.6% are detached single-family houses.

11.1% are in buildings of two to four units.

24.0% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 11,536 (±472)
Detached houses: 57.6%
2–4 unit buildings: 11.1%
5+ unit buildings: 24.0%

Homes in Danvers (community) by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Danvers (community)	Essex County	Massachusetts	United States
Single-family, detached	57.6% (±2.9 points)	49.6%	51.1%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	6.1% (±1.7 points)	6.9%	5.9%	6.2%
2 units	6.9% (±1.7 points)	10.2%	9.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	4.2% (±1.3 points)	11.6%	10.7%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	6.8% (±2.0 points)	5.4%	5.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	3.8% (±1.4 points)	4.1%	4.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	13.4% (±2.7 points)	11.7%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	1.2% (±0.7 points)	0.4%	0.8%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Danvers (community), the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Essex County (21.2%).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts (22.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Danvers (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Danvers (community)
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Danvers (community)	—	24.0% (±3.6 points)	—
Peabody	2.9 mi	28.3% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Middleton	3.8 mi	8.7% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Wenham	3.9 mi	9.8% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Topsfield (community)	4.5 mi	6.0% (±10.5 points)	Lower
Topsfield	4.7 mi	2.5% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Lynnfield (community)	5.3 mi	9.9% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Lynnfield	5.3 mi	9.9% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Beverly	5.5 mi	27.3% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Middleton, MA (8.7%), Wenham, MA (9.8%), Topsfield (community), MA (6.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Andover (community)	24.6% (±5.1 points)
2	Danvers (community)	24.0% (±3.6 points)
3	Ipswich (community)	19.8% (±7.4 points)
4	Salisbury (community)	19.2% (±4.0 points)
5	Swampscott (community)	18.6% (±3.8 points)
6	Saugus (community)	18.0% (±3.1 points)
7	Nahant (community)	10.7% (±5.1 points)
8	Lynnfield (community)	9.9% (±3.5 points)

Showing 8 of 14 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Danvers (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Danvers, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Danvers (community)

How many homes are in Danvers (community)?

Danvers (community), MA has an estimated 11,536 (±472) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Danvers (community) houses or apartments?

57.6% are detached houses and 6.1% attached houses, while 35.1% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Danvers (community)?

11.1% of homes in Danvers (community) are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Danvers CDP, Massachusetts

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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