East Pepperell vs Townsend

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

East Pepperell and Townsend 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 1,082 in Townsend). East Pepperell has the higher median household income ($111,736 vs $56,726 in Townsend). East Pepperell has the higher median home value ($415,200 vs $344,400 in Townsend).

Population, income & housing

	East Pepperell	Townsend
Population	1,984	1,082
Median age	42.2 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$111,736	$56,726
Median home value	$415,200	$344,400
Median gross rent	$1,612	$947
Housing units	801	471
Homeownership rate	81.1%	49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pepperell	Townsend
Population	1,811 → 1,984 (+9.6%)	1,310 → 1,082 (-17.4%)
Median household income	$74,821 → $111,736 (+49.3%)	$72,500 → $56,726 (-21.8%)
Median home value	$313,200 → $415,200 (+32.6%)	$234,000 → $344,400 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $1,612 (+74.8%)	$773 → $947 (+22.5%)

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

Townsend

Population

1,3101,082

Median household income

$72,500$56,726

Median home value

$234,000$344,400

Median gross rent

$773$947

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Pepperell	Townsend
Under 5	5.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	8.6%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	18.7%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	6.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	26.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	11.5%
65 to 74	13.7%	10.4%
75 and over	4.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pepperell	Townsend
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	76.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.9%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pepperell	Townsend
No high school diploma	4.6%	12.2%
High school graduate	25.5%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pepperell	Townsend
Drove alone	82.7%	55.9%
Carpooled	2.3%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	27.6%
Other means	1.5%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pepperell	Townsend
1-unit, detached	57.1%	52.7%
1-unit, attached	16.6%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	15.9%
20 or more units	1.1%	29.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Pepperell	Townsend
Poverty rate	1.5%	15.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	34	37
Median year structure built	1974	1973