Boxford vs Salisbury

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

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

Salisbury has the higher population (5,735 vs 2,325 in Boxford). Boxford has the higher median household income ($238,375 vs $93,052 in Salisbury). Boxford has the higher median home value ($977,400 vs $441,500 in Salisbury).

Population, income & housing

	Boxford	Salisbury
Population	2,325	5,735
Median age	49.4 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$238,375	$93,052
Median home value	$977,400	$441,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,737
Housing units	850	3,721
Homeownership rate	91.4%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.0%	52.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boxford	Salisbury
Population	2,585 → 2,325 (-10.1%)	5,131 → 5,735 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$192,417 → $238,375 (+23.9%)	$78,787 → $93,052 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$659,300 → $977,400 (+48.2%)	$359,900 → $441,500 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,440 → $1,737 (+20.6%)

Boxford

Population

2,5852,325

Median household income

$192,417$238,375

Median home value

$659,300$977,400

Salisbury

Population

5,1315,735

Median household income

$78,787$93,052

Median home value

$359,900$441,500

Median gross rent

$1,440$1,737

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boxford	Salisbury
Under 5	1.8%	3.6%
5 to 17	27.8%	8.9%
18 to 24	2.8%	9.3%
25 to 34	2.2%	15.4%
35 to 44	7.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	23.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	17.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.0%	16.6%
75 and over	6.1%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boxford	Salisbury
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boxford	Salisbury
No high school diploma	4.4%	4.7%
High school graduate	8.6%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	43.6%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	28.3%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boxford	Salisbury
Drove alone	57.2%	75.1%
Carpooled	2.0%	5.9%
Public transit	4.3%	0.8%
Walked	10.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.9%	17.4%
Other means	4.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boxford	Salisbury
1-unit, detached	96.1%	43.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.8%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	23.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	1.6%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Boxford	Salisbury
Poverty rate	4.9%	5.1%
Average household size	2.88	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1965	1981