Groton vs Pepperell

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

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

Pepperell has the higher population (1,887 vs 1,571 in Groton). Groton has the higher median home value ($736,800 vs $399,700 in Pepperell). Since 2019, Groton's population has grown faster (+16.8% vs -33.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	Pepperell
Population	1,571	1,887
Median age	29.3 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$76,196
Median home value	$736,800	$399,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,117
Housing units	414	960
Homeownership rate	65.6%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	Pepperell
Population	1,345 → 1,571 (+16.8%)	2,826 → 1,887 (-33.2%)
Median household income	$65,303 → $121,484 (+86.0%)	$81,675 → $76,196 (-6.7%)
Median home value	$379,700 → $736,800 (+94.0%)	$289,600 → $399,700 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,039 (+15.4%)	$986 → $1,117 (+13.3%)

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

Pepperell

Population

2,8261,887

Median household income

$81,675$76,196

Median home value

$289,600$399,700

Median gross rent

$986$1,117

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groton	Pepperell
Under 5	2.7%	2.3%
5 to 17	19.2%	10.2%
18 to 24	25.1%	11.2%
25 to 34	6.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	7.4%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	18.9%
65 to 74	12.1%	13.0%
75 and over	5.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	Pepperell
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	78.5%
Black or African American	3.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	Pepperell
No high school diploma	15.4%	2.6%
High school graduate	15.9%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	20.0%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	Pepperell
Drove alone	75.2%	81.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.3%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	Pepperell
1-unit, detached	51.4%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	11.1%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	19.2%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	10.7%
20 or more units	11.1%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Groton	Pepperell
Poverty rate	7.8%	10.6%
Average household size	3.46	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1938	1972