Groton vs Townsend

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

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

Groton has the higher population (1,571 vs 1,082 in Townsend). Groton has the higher median home value ($736,800 vs $344,400 in Townsend). Since 2019, Groton's population has grown faster (+16.8% vs -17.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	Townsend
Population	1,571	1,082
Median age	29.3 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,726
Median home value	$736,800	$344,400
Median gross rent	—	$947
Housing units	414	471
Homeownership rate	65.6%	49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	Townsend
Population	1,345 → 1,571 (+16.8%)	1,310 → 1,082 (-17.4%)
Median household income	$65,303 → $121,484 (+86.0%)	$72,500 → $56,726 (-21.8%)
Median home value	$379,700 → $736,800 (+94.0%)	$234,000 → $344,400 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,039 (+15.4%)	$773 → $947 (+22.5%)

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

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)

	Groton	Townsend
Under 5	2.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	19.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	25.1%	9.1%
25 to 34	6.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	7.4%	6.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	26.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.4%
75 and over	5.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	Townsend
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	76.1%
Black or African American	3.6%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	Townsend
No high school diploma	15.4%	12.2%
High school graduate	15.9%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	20.0%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	Townsend
Drove alone	75.2%	55.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.1%
Public transit	3.3%	3.0%
Walked	5.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	27.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	Townsend
1-unit, detached	51.4%	52.7%
1-unit, attached	11.1%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	15.9%
20 or more units	11.1%	29.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Groton	Townsend
Poverty rate	7.8%	15.2%
Average household size	3.46	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	33	37
Median year structure built	1938	1973