How many renters in Danvers (community), MA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

48.8% (±8.4 points) of renting households in Danvers (community), MA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

39.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
48.8% (±8.4 points)
Paying 35% or more
39.4% (±7.6 points)
Median share of income
29.3% (±4.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Danvers (community)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentDanvers (community)Essex CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Less than 15%19.2% (±5.2 points)10.2%12.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%13.9% (±5.6 points)9.7%11.6%12.2%
20% to 24.9%10.0% (±3.9 points)10.7%12.3%12.6%
25% to 29.9%8.2% (±3.1 points)12.6%12.0%11.5%
30% to 34.9%9.4% (±3.5 points)10.5%10.0%9.2%
35% or more39.4% (±7.6 points)46.4%41.8%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Danvers (community) against Essex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Danvers (community)Essex CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Paying 30% or more48.8% (±8.4 points)56.9% (±1.6 points)51.8% (±0.5 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more39.4% (±7.6 points)46.4% (±1.3 points)41.8% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income29.3% (±4.2 points)33.3% (±0.6 points)30.9% (±0.3 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$83,733 (±$12,082)$54,672 (±$1,972)$60,987 (±$576)$52,966
Median gross rent$2,076 (±$192)$1,756 (±$23)$1,762 (±$9)$1,413

In Danvers (community), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Essex County (56.9%).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts (51.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Essex County, Danvers (community) ranks 10 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 102 of 163.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Danvers (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Danvers (community)
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Danvers (community)—48.8% (±8.4 points)—
Peabody2.9 mi58.3% (±6.9 points)Not measurably different
Middleton3.8 mi25.7% (±29.1 points)Not measurably different
Wenham3.9 mi43.3% (±25.3 points)Not measurably different
Topsfield (community)4.5 mi42.4% (±48.0 points)Not measurably different
Topsfield4.7 mi41.9% (±41.6 points)Not measurably different
Lynnfield (community)5.3 mi69.2% (±17.4 points)Higher
Lynnfield5.3 mi69.2% (±17.4 points)Higher
Beverly5.5 mi55.4% (±7.8 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lynnfield (community), MA (69.2%), Lynnfield, MA (69.2%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Essex County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
4Essex (community)60.7% (±40.4 points)
5Salisbury (community)59.8% (±12.8 points)
6Swampscott (community)57.0% (±15.4 points)
7Nahant (community)53.5% (±17.3 points)
8Saugus (community)53.0% (±11.3 points)
9Marblehead (community)49.5% (±10.1 points)
10Danvers (community)48.8% (±8.4 points)
11Rowley (community)46.3% (±42.9 points)
12Topsfield (community)42.4% (±48.0 points)
13Andover (community)41.0% (±12.3 points)
14Ipswich (community)39.6% (±15.0 points)

Showing 11 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)

Are renters in Danvers (community) rent-burdened?

48.8% of renting households in Danvers (community) pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Danvers (community) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Danvers (community), MA spends 29.3% (±4.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Danvers CDP, Massachusetts (place:16285, in state:25).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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