Boxford vs Nahant

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

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

Nahant has the higher population (3,328 vs 2,325 in Boxford). Boxford has the higher median household income ($238,375 vs $111,004 in Nahant). Boxford has the higher median home value ($977,400 vs $686,000 in Nahant).

Population, income & housing

	Boxford	Nahant
Population	2,325	3,328
Median age	49.4 yrs	58.6 yrs
Median household income	$238,375	$111,004
Median home value	$977,400	$686,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,790
Housing units	850	1,810
Homeownership rate	91.4%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.0%	61.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boxford	Nahant
Population	2,585 → 2,325 (-10.1%)	3,502 → 3,328 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$192,417 → $238,375 (+23.9%)	$97,778 → $111,004 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$659,300 → $977,400 (+48.2%)	$625,400 → $686,000 (+9.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,473 → $1,790 (+21.5%)

Boxford

Population

2,5852,325

Median household income

$192,417$238,375

Median home value

$659,300$977,400

Nahant

Population

3,5023,328

Median household income

$97,778$111,004

Median home value

$625,400$686,000

Median gross rent

$1,473$1,790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boxford	Nahant
Under 5	1.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	27.8%	6.6%
18 to 24	2.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	2.2%	6.3%
35 to 44	7.0%	8.6%
45 to 54	23.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	17.0%	22.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	21.8%
75 and over	6.1%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boxford	Nahant
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boxford	Nahant
No high school diploma	4.4%	1.9%
High school graduate	8.6%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	43.6%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	28.3%	30.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boxford	Nahant
Drove alone	57.2%	69.3%
Carpooled	2.0%	4.6%
Public transit	4.3%	3.4%
Walked	10.5%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.9%	14.9%
Other means	4.1%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boxford	Nahant
1-unit, detached	96.1%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.1%
20 or more units	1.6%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boxford	Nahant
Poverty rate	4.9%	6.8%
Average household size	2.88	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1965	1938