Boxford vs Rowley

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

Boxford and Rowley 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 1,576 in Rowley). Boxford has the higher median household income ($238,375 vs $106,250 in Rowley). Boxford has the higher median home value ($977,400 vs $615,500 in Rowley).

Population, income & housing

	Boxford	Rowley
Population	2,325	1,576
Median age	49.4 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$238,375	$106,250
Median home value	$977,400	$615,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,100
Housing units	850	655
Homeownership rate	91.4%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.0%	56.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boxford	Rowley
Population	2,585 → 2,325 (-10.1%)	1,629 → 1,576 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$192,417 → $238,375 (+23.9%)	$79,554 → $106,250 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$659,300 → $977,400 (+48.2%)	$455,900 → $615,500 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,342 → $1,100 (-18.0%)

Boxford

Population

2,5852,325

Median household income

$192,417$238,375

Median home value

$659,300$977,400

Rowley

Population

1,6291,576

Median household income

$79,554$106,250

Median home value

$455,900$615,500

Median gross rent

$1,342$1,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boxford	Rowley
Under 5	1.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	27.8%	12.8%
18 to 24	2.8%	3.5%
25 to 34	2.2%	16.3%
35 to 44	7.0%	7.6%
45 to 54	23.5%	4.8%
55 to 64	17.0%	25.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	12.6%
75 and over	6.1%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boxford	Rowley
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	86.6%
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%	13.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boxford	Rowley
No high school diploma	4.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	8.6%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	43.6%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	28.3%	37.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boxford	Rowley
Drove alone	57.2%	89.4%
Carpooled	2.0%	1.6%
Public transit	4.3%	1.4%
Walked	10.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.9%	7.6%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boxford	Rowley
1-unit, detached	96.1%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boxford	Rowley
Poverty rate	4.9%	2.7%
Average household size	2.88	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1965	1938