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Boxford vs Epping vs North Andover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boxford has the highest household income ($201k).
Epping has the most affordable homes ($437k median).
North Andover has the most renters (30.2% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Boxford | Epping | North Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,208 |
7,430Lowest |
31,490Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±3.6Highest 26% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
39.6±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Boxford and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Boxford and North Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Boxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 70.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
61.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
11%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $200,871±$21kHighest 149% above U.S. |
$104,220±$7kLowest 29% above U.S. |
$140,670±$9k 74% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $907,000±$46kHighest 173% above U.S. |
$436,900±$35kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$732,900±$37k 120% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $776±$13Lowest 45% below U.S. |
$1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
$2,223±$223Highest 57% above U.S. |
| North Andover and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,936Lowest 122% above U.S. |
$7,767 149% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.2%±60.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53%±9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Boxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 18% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.6%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.3%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Boxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #34 of 282 in MA | #77 of 120 in NH | #98 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Boxford · Masconomet | Epping School District | North Andover |
| High school in town | Masconomet Regional High School | Epping High School | North Andover High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
9.3Lowest |
13.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.