Boxford vs Essex

A side-by-side comparison of Boxford and Essex: population, income, housing, and more.

Boxford and Essex are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Boxford has the higher population (2,325 vs 1,775 in Essex). Boxford has the higher median household income ($238,375 vs $156,094 in Essex). Boxford has the higher median home value ($977,400 vs $774,400 in Essex).

Population, income & housing

	Boxford	Essex
Population	2,325	1,775
Median age	49.4 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$238,375	$156,094
Median home value	$977,400	$774,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,750
Housing units	850	632
Homeownership rate	91.4%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.0%	67.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boxford	Essex
Population	2,585 → 2,325 (-10.1%)	1,393 → 1,775 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$192,417 → $238,375 (+23.9%)	$114,479 → $156,094 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$659,300 → $977,400 (+48.2%)	$493,500 → $774,400 (+56.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$483 → $1,750 (+262.3%)

Boxford

Population

2,5852,325

Median household income

$192,417$238,375

Median home value

$659,300$977,400

Essex

Population

1,3931,775

Median household income

$114,479$156,094

Median home value

$493,500$774,400

Median gross rent

$483$1,750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boxford	Essex
Under 5	1.8%	6.9%
5 to 17	27.8%	18.5%
18 to 24	2.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	2.2%	7.7%
35 to 44	7.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	23.5%	18.3%
55 to 64	17.0%	17.2%
65 to 74	12.0%	8.0%
75 and over	6.1%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boxford	Essex
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boxford	Essex
No high school diploma	4.4%	1.9%
High school graduate	8.6%	11.0%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	43.6%	40.0%
Graduate or professional degree	28.3%	27.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boxford	Essex
Drove alone	57.2%	64.6%
Carpooled	2.0%	10.1%
Public transit	4.3%	0.9%
Walked	10.5%	10.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.9%	14.5%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boxford	Essex
1-unit, detached	96.1%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.2%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	28.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boxford	Essex
Poverty rate	4.9%	3.3%
Average household size	2.88	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1965	1959