Boxford vs Topsfield

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

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

Topsfield has the higher population (2,573 vs 2,325 in Boxford). Boxford has the higher median household income ($238,375 vs $169,468 in Topsfield). Boxford has the higher median home value ($977,400 vs $793,300 in Topsfield).

Population, income & housing

	Boxford	Topsfield
Population	2,325	2,573
Median age	49.4 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$238,375	$169,468
Median home value	$977,400	$793,300
Median gross rent	—	$866
Housing units	850	942
Homeownership rate	91.4%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.0%	65.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boxford	Topsfield
Population	2,585 → 2,325 (-10.1%)	3,216 → 2,573 (-20.0%)
Median household income	$192,417 → $238,375 (+23.9%)	$135,444 → $169,468 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$659,300 → $977,400 (+48.2%)	$578,600 → $793,300 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$850 → $866 (+1.9%)

Boxford

Population

2,5852,325

Median household income

$192,417$238,375

Median home value

$659,300$977,400

Topsfield

Population

3,2162,573

Median household income

$135,444$169,468

Median home value

$578,600$793,300

Median gross rent

$850$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boxford	Topsfield
Under 5	1.8%	7.7%
5 to 17	27.8%	15.6%
18 to 24	2.8%	5.5%
25 to 34	2.2%	9.2%
35 to 44	7.0%	14.9%
45 to 54	23.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	17.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.0%	12.0%
75 and over	6.1%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boxford	Topsfield
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boxford	Topsfield
No high school diploma	4.4%	1.7%
High school graduate	8.6%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	43.6%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	28.3%	34.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boxford	Topsfield
Drove alone	57.2%	76.6%
Carpooled	2.0%	7.1%
Public transit	4.3%	1.5%
Walked	10.5%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.9%	12.0%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boxford	Topsfield
1-unit, detached	96.1%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.5%
20 or more units	1.6%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boxford	Topsfield
Poverty rate	4.9%	5.4%
Average household size	2.88	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1965	1962