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Boxford vs North Andover vs Ogunquit
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).
North Andover has the most renters (30.2% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | North Andover | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,208 |
31,490Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±3.6 26% above U.S. |
39.6±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest 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% |
17%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 70.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
61.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
11%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $200,871±$21kHighest 149% above U.S. |
$140,670±$9k 74% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kLowest 42% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $907,000±$46kHighest 173% above U.S. |
$732,900±$37kLowest 120% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79k 163% above U.S. |
| Boxford and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $776±$13Lowest 45% below U.S. |
$2,223±$223Highest 57% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$7,767 149% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.2%±60.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53%±9 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Boxford and North Andover 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% |
9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 21.6%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.3%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #34 of 282 in MA | #98 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Boxford · Masconomet | North Andover | — |
| High school in town | Masconomet Regional High School | North Andover High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
13.3Highest |
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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.