East Pepperell vs Groton

A side-by-side comparison of East Pepperell and Groton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Pepperell has the higher population (1,984 vs 1,571 in Groton). Groton has the higher median home value ($736,800 vs $415,200 in East Pepperell). Since 2019, Groton's population has grown faster (+16.8% vs +9.6%).

Population, income & housing

	East Pepperell	Groton
Population	1,984	1,571
Median age	42.2 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$111,736	—
Median home value	$415,200	$736,800
Median gross rent	$1,612	—
Housing units	801	414
Homeownership rate	81.1%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pepperell	Groton
Population	1,811 → 1,984 (+9.6%)	1,345 → 1,571 (+16.8%)
Median household income	$74,821 → $111,736 (+49.3%)	$65,303 → $121,484 (+86.0%)
Median home value	$313,200 → $415,200 (+32.6%)	$379,700 → $736,800 (+94.0%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $1,612 (+74.8%)	$900 → $1,039 (+15.4%)

East Pepperell

Population

1,8111,984

Median household income

$74,821$111,736

Median home value

$313,200$415,200

Median gross rent

$922$1,612

Groton

Population

1,3451,571

Median household income

$65,303$121,484

Median home value

$379,700$736,800

Median gross rent

$900$1,039

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Pepperell	Groton
Under 5	5.7%	2.7%
5 to 17	8.6%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	25.1%
25 to 34	18.7%	6.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	7.4%
45 to 54	13.8%	9.2%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	13.7%	12.1%
75 and over	4.8%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pepperell	Groton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	81.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.9%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pepperell	Groton
No high school diploma	4.6%	15.4%
High school graduate	25.5%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	20.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pepperell	Groton
Drove alone	82.7%	75.2%
Carpooled	2.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	0.1%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	16.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pepperell	Groton
1-unit, detached	57.1%	51.4%
1-unit, attached	16.6%	11.1%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	12.1%
20 or more units	1.1%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Pepperell	Groton
Poverty rate	1.5%	7.8%
Average household size	2.48	3.46
Mean commute (minutes)	34	33
Median year structure built	1974	1938