Pepperell vs Townsend

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

Pepperell and Townsend 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 1,082 in Townsend). Pepperell has the higher median household income ($76,196 vs $56,726 in Townsend). Pepperell has the higher median home value ($399,700 vs $344,400 in Townsend).

Population, income & housing

	Pepperell	Townsend
Population	1,887	1,082
Median age	47.2 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$76,196	$56,726
Median home value	$399,700	$344,400
Median gross rent	$1,117	$947
Housing units	960	471
Homeownership rate	51.1%	49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pepperell	Townsend
Population	2,826 → 1,887 (-33.2%)	1,310 → 1,082 (-17.4%)
Median household income	$81,675 → $76,196 (-6.7%)	$72,500 → $56,726 (-21.8%)
Median home value	$289,600 → $399,700 (+38.0%)	$234,000 → $344,400 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$986 → $1,117 (+13.3%)	$773 → $947 (+22.5%)

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

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)

	Pepperell	Townsend
Under 5	2.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	10.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	11.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	13.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	10.5%	6.0%
45 to 54	14.9%	26.3%
55 to 64	18.9%	11.5%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.4%
75 and over	5.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pepperell	Townsend
White (non-Hispanic)	78.5%	76.1%
Black or African American	1.7%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.2%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pepperell	Townsend
No high school diploma	2.6%	12.2%
High school graduate	26.5%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pepperell	Townsend
Drove alone	81.6%	55.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	27.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pepperell	Townsend
1-unit, detached	50.6%	52.7%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	15.9%
20 or more units	11.5%	29.3%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pepperell	Townsend
Poverty rate	10.6%	15.2%
Average household size	1.99	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	34	37
Median year structure built	1972	1973