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Georgetown vs Norfolk vs Boxford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Georgetown has the most renters (16% rent).
Norfolk has the most people working from home (32.6%).
Boxford has the most expensive homes ($907k median).
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 | Georgetown | Norfolk | Boxford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,474 |
11,673Highest |
8,208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+3.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.5 7% above MA |
41.6±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
49.1±3.6Highest 23% above MA |
| Boxford and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
24.4%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
23.7%±5 MA: 19.4% |
| Norfolk and Boxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
13.8%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Boxford and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
61.6% MA: 47.3% |
70.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Boxford and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,595±$23kLowest 46% above MA |
$200,720±$22k 93% above MA |
$200,871±$21kHighest 93% above MA |
| Boxford and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $651,200±$23kLowest 16% above MA |
$725,200±$34k 29% above MA |
$907,000±$46kHighest 61% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
$2,019±$598 15% above MA |
$776±$13Lowest 56% below MA |
| Georgetown and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,272Lowest 21% above MA |
$9,651 61% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±22.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.1%±16 MA: 51.8% |
67.2%±60.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Boxford and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Highest MA: 10% |
2.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
94.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
94.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 15% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
31 minLowest 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.2%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
32.6%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.6%±5.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Norfolk 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 | #140 of 282 in MA | #123 of 282 in MA | #34 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Georgetown | King Philip · Millis | Boxford · Masconomet |
| High school in town | Georgetown High School | None in town | Masconomet Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA 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.