Alden vs North Boston

A side-by-side comparison of Alden and North Boston: population, income, housing, and more.

Alden and North Boston are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alden has the higher population (2,595 vs 2,590 in North Boston). Alden has the higher median household income ($74,426 vs $65,037 in North Boston). North Boston has the higher median home value ($231,500 vs $206,700 in Alden).

Population, income & housing

	Alden	North Boston
Population	2,595	2,590
Median age	42.0 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$74,426	$65,037
Median home value	$206,700	$231,500
Median gross rent	$804	$1,305
Housing units	1,215	1,392
Homeownership rate	66.9%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alden	North Boston
Population	2,577 → 2,595 (+0.7%)	2,694 → 2,590 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$60,361 → $74,426 (+23.3%)	$57,500 → $65,037 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$142,900 → $206,700 (+44.6%)	$157,100 → $231,500 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $804 (+5.4%)	$845 → $1,305 (+54.4%)

Alden

Population

2,5772,595

Median household income

$60,361$74,426

Median home value

$142,900$206,700

Median gross rent

$763$804

North Boston

Population

2,6942,590

Median household income

$57,500$65,037

Median home value

$157,100$231,500

Median gross rent

$845$1,305

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alden	North Boston
Under 5	5.8%	1.5%
5 to 17	13.8%	10.8%
18 to 24	5.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	16.7%	7.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	5.8%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	17.7%	28.6%
65 to 74	10.0%	11.8%
75 and over	7.8%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alden	North Boston
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alden	North Boston
No high school diploma	4.4%	4.7%
High school graduate	35.9%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alden	North Boston
Drove alone	81.4%	90.1%
Carpooled	12.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	9.9%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alden	North Boston
1-unit, detached	61.2%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	9.8%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Alden	North Boston
Poverty rate	5.0%	6.7%
Average household size	2.21	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1963	1967