Danvers: heat pumps and Mass Save
3,504 Danvers homes (32%) heat with oil, and the median home was built in 1963. Oil to heat pump is the clearest fit for Mass Save rebates.
- Facts checked: November 3, 2026
How Danvers homes heat today
| Main heating fuel | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 5,343 | 49% |
| Electricity | 1,633 | 15% |
| Fuel oil or kerosene | 3,504 | 32% |
| Propane or bottled gas | 274 | 2% |
| Other or none | 251 | 2% |
11,005 occupied homes: 7,619 owned and 3,386 rented. Median year built: 1963. Of 11,536 housing units, 1,288 (11%) are in buildings of two to four units, 2,759 (24%) in buildings of five or more, and 7,489 (65%) in single-family homes and other types.
How Danvers compares
Out of the 23 towns we cover, Danvers ranks 3rd for oil heat (32% against an average of 20%), 19th for natural gas (49% against 57%) and 18th for electric heat (15% against 19%). Other towns on the list, for reference:
| Town | Oil | Gas | Electric | Median built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | 31% | 48% | 14% | 1965 |
| Wakefield | 33% | 48% | 15% | 1956 |
| Stoneham | 29% | 44% | 21% | 1964 |
| Beverly | 25% | 50% | 20% | 1956 |
| Reading | 42% | 43% | 10% | 1960 |
| Arlington | 18% | 59% | 18% | 1945 |
By the numbers: Danvers is the 19th largest of the 23 towns by occupied homes (11,005). For every home on oil there are 1.5 on natural gas. Its median home year of 1963 is 11 years newer than the 1952 average across these towns. 1,633 homes (15%) are electric, and 274 (2%) use propane or bottled gas.
Heating tune-up in Danvers
Oil heat is common in Danvers: 3,504 homes, or 32%. An oil boiler or furnace has a burner, nozzle, filter and tank lines to check, which is why a fall visit is routine here.
In total, 9,121 of 11,005 homes (83%) burn gas, oil or propane: 5,343 gas, 3,504 oil and 274 propane. 3,386 homes (31%) are rented, which means the landlord, not the tenant, books the visit. Danvers's median build year is 1963. A photo of the nameplate tells us more than the age of the house does.
Ready to book? Request a Danvers tune-up. What gets checked: furnaces, boilers.
If your boiler or furnace dies in Danvers
Oil heat in Danvers (32% of homes) is where heat pump rebates apply without the gas-utility condition, so the case for switching is simplest here. Rates and the January 1, 2027 drop are on the 2027 rebate page.
For a number you can use, send two photos of the old unit and the panel, and see what moves a boiler price.
Next steps
Start with the rebate estimate. Heating with oil? Oil to heat pump. Panel full or fuses? Panel upgrades explains.