Boxford vs Rockport

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

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

Rockport has the higher population (4,795 vs 2,325 in Boxford). Boxford has the higher median household income ($238,375 vs $86,250 in Rockport). Boxford has the higher median home value ($977,400 vs $694,300 in Rockport).

Population, income & housing

	Boxford	Rockport
Population	2,325	4,795
Median age	49.4 yrs	61.5 yrs
Median household income	$238,375	$86,250
Median home value	$977,400	$694,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,848
Housing units	850	3,170
Homeownership rate	91.4%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.0%	59.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boxford	Rockport
Population	2,585 → 2,325 (-10.1%)	5,260 → 4,795 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$192,417 → $238,375 (+23.9%)	$81,765 → $86,250 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$659,300 → $977,400 (+48.2%)	$563,900 → $694,300 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,352 → $1,848 (+36.7%)

Boxford

Population

2,5852,325

Median household income

$192,417$238,375

Median home value

$659,300$977,400

Rockport

Population

5,2604,795

Median household income

$81,765$86,250

Median home value

$563,900$694,300

Median gross rent

$1,352$1,848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boxford	Rockport
Under 5	1.8%	3.5%
5 to 17	27.8%	6.7%
18 to 24	2.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	2.2%	7.7%
35 to 44	7.0%	5.1%
45 to 54	23.5%	8.3%
55 to 64	17.0%	18.1%
65 to 74	12.0%	29.1%
75 and over	6.1%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boxford	Rockport
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
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%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boxford	Rockport
No high school diploma	4.4%	3.6%
High school graduate	8.6%	11.8%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	43.6%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	28.3%	29.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boxford	Rockport
Drove alone	57.2%	65.8%
Carpooled	2.0%	2.9%
Public transit	4.3%	2.6%
Walked	10.5%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.9%	23.9%
Other means	4.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boxford	Rockport
1-unit, detached	96.1%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.2%
20 or more units	1.6%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Boxford	Rockport
Poverty rate	4.9%	3.1%
Average household size	2.88	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1965	1951