North Boston vs Town Line

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

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

North Boston has the higher population (2,590 vs 2,001 in Town Line). Town Line has the higher median household income ($90,352 vs $65,037 in North Boston). Town Line has the higher median home value ($234,600 vs $231,500 in North Boston).

Population, income & housing

	North Boston	Town Line
Population	2,590	2,001
Median age	57.0 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,037	$90,352
Median home value	$231,500	$234,600
Median gross rent	$1,305	—
Housing units	1,392	850
Homeownership rate	76.9%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Boston	Town Line
Population	2,694 → 2,590 (-3.9%)	1,726 → 2,001 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$57,500 → $65,037 (+13.1%)	$84,095 → $90,352 (+7.4%)
Median home value	$157,100 → $231,500 (+47.4%)	$183,600 → $234,600 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$845 → $1,305 (+54.4%)	$1,055 → $1,325 (+25.6%)

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

Town Line

Population

1,7262,001

Median household income

$84,095$90,352

Median home value

$183,600$234,600

Median gross rent

$1,055$1,325

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Boston	Town Line
Under 5	1.5%	7.5%
5 to 17	10.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.1%	4.2%
25 to 34	7.1%	8.9%
35 to 44	5.8%	19.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	8.4%
55 to 64	28.6%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.8%	8.5%
75 and over	14.9%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Boston	Town Line
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	97.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Boston	Town Line
No high school diploma	4.7%	7.0%
High school graduate	32.9%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Boston	Town Line
Drove alone	90.1%	89.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Boston	Town Line
1-unit, detached	73.5%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Boston	Town Line
Poverty rate	6.7%	1.2%
Average household size	1.87	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1967	1966