Rowley vs Topsfield

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

Rowley 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 1,576 in Rowley). Topsfield has the higher median household income ($169,468 vs $106,250 in Rowley). Topsfield has the higher median home value ($793,300 vs $615,500 in Rowley).

Population, income & housing

	Rowley	Topsfield
Population	1,576	2,573
Median age	52.8 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$106,250	$169,468
Median home value	$615,500	$793,300
Median gross rent	$1,100	$866
Housing units	655	942
Homeownership rate	80.2%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.5%	65.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rowley	Topsfield
Population	1,629 → 1,576 (-3.3%)	3,216 → 2,573 (-20.0%)
Median household income	$79,554 → $106,250 (+33.6%)	$135,444 → $169,468 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$455,900 → $615,500 (+35.0%)	$578,600 → $793,300 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,342 → $1,100 (-18.0%)	$850 → $866 (+1.9%)

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

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)

	Rowley	Topsfield
Under 5	5.1%	7.7%
5 to 17	12.8%	15.6%
18 to 24	3.5%	5.5%
25 to 34	16.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	7.6%	14.9%
45 to 54	4.8%	9.0%
55 to 64	25.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.0%
75 and over	12.2%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rowley	Topsfield
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.4%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rowley	Topsfield
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.7%
High school graduate	13.2%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	37.5%	34.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rowley	Topsfield
Drove alone	89.4%	76.6%
Carpooled	1.6%	7.1%
Public transit	1.4%	1.5%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rowley	Topsfield
1-unit, detached	66.7%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	7.5%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rowley	Topsfield
Poverty rate	2.7%	5.4%
Average household size	2.41	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1938	1962