East Pepperell vs Hopkinton

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

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

Hopkinton has the higher population (3,142 vs 1,984 in East Pepperell). Hopkinton has the higher median household income ($173,750 vs $111,736 in East Pepperell). Hopkinton has the higher median home value ($601,900 vs $415,200 in East Pepperell).

Population, income & housing

	East Pepperell	Hopkinton
Population	1,984	3,142
Median age	42.2 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$111,736	$173,750
Median home value	$415,200	$601,900
Median gross rent	$1,612	$1,053
Housing units	801	1,173
Homeownership rate	81.1%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	66.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pepperell	Hopkinton
Population	1,811 → 1,984 (+9.6%)	3,098 → 3,142 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$74,821 → $111,736 (+49.3%)	$112,014 → $173,750 (+55.1%)
Median home value	$313,200 → $415,200 (+32.6%)	$497,400 → $601,900 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $1,612 (+74.8%)	$1,653 → $1,053 (-36.3%)

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

Hopkinton

Population

3,0983,142

Median household income

$112,014$173,750

Median home value

$497,400$601,900

Median gross rent

$1,653$1,053

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Pepperell	Hopkinton
Under 5	5.7%	3.8%
5 to 17	8.6%	20.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	18.7%	4.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	7.3%
45 to 54	13.8%	26.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	13.7%	8.2%
75 and over	4.8%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pepperell	Hopkinton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.9%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pepperell	Hopkinton
No high school diploma	4.6%	0.9%
High school graduate	25.5%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	14.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	29.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pepperell	Hopkinton
Drove alone	82.7%	77.5%
Carpooled	2.3%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.1%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	16.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pepperell	Hopkinton
1-unit, detached	57.1%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	16.6%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	6.6%
20 or more units	1.1%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Pepperell	Hopkinton
Poverty rate	1.5%	3.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	34	33
Median year structure built	1974	1954