Housing data for Ipswich (community), MA
Ipswich (community), MA has an estimated 4,924 residents and 2,160 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Essex County.
37.9% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,530 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 4,924 (±599)
- Housing units
- 2,160 (±200)
- Households that rent
- 37.9%
- Median gross rent
- $1,530
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +4.8%
What stands out in Ipswich (community)
Renters paying 30% or more of income: 39.6% (±15.0 points) in Ipswich (community), lower than in Essex County (56.9%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 28.2% (±7.1 points) in Ipswich (community), higher than in Essex County (21.0%).
Commuting by public transportation: 1.1% (±1.0 points) in Ipswich (community), lower than in Essex County (3.5%).
Median gross rent: $1,530 (±$171) in Ipswich (community), lower than in Essex County ($1,756).
- Rent burden in Ipswich (community)
- How long people stay in Ipswich (community)
- Commute and cars in Ipswich (community)
- Median rent in Ipswich (community)
Housing in Ipswich (community) at a glance
- Median rent: $1,530 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,293 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 39.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 37.9% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $104,102 median household income
- Home values: $598,400 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,793 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $6,736 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 19.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 45.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 75.6% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 53.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 26.5 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +4.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 28.2% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Ipswich (community) against Essex County, its state and the nation
| Ipswich (community) | Essex County | Massachusetts | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,924 (±599) | 813,054 (exact) | 7,044,056 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 2,160 (±200) | 329,776 (±224) | 3,030,406 (±453) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 37.9% (±7.3 points) | 36.5% (±0.7 points) | 37.5% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,530 (±$171) | $1,756 (±$23) | $1,762 (±$9) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $104,102 (±$23,718) | $101,883 (±$1,515) | $103,960 (±$527) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $598,400 (±$44,545) | $619,100 (±$3,976) | $562,100 (±$2,169) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $6,736 (±$711) | $6,430 (±$51) | $5,992 (±$18) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 75.6% (±9.7 points) | 69.1% (±1.1 points) | 67.4% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.5 minutes (±4.2) | 28.5 minutes (±0.3) | 29.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 96.4% (±1.9 points) | 92.4% (±0.5 points) | 92.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 43.1 years (±2.9) | 41.2 years (±0.2) | 40.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Ipswich (community) covers 1.6 square miles of land, about 3,004 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Ipswich (community) has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,699 (±437) | 4,924 (±599) | +4.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 2,225 (±151) | 2,160 (±200) | −2.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,090 (±$112) | $1,530 (±$171) | +40.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $418,100 (±$23,433) | $598,400 (±$44,545) | +43.1% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $65,893 (±$9,505) | $104,102 (±$23,718) | +58.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $2,258 (±$148) | $2,793 (±$217) | +23.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $4,951 (±$337) | $6,736 (±$711) | +36.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 42.9% (±6.4 points) | 37.9% (±7.3 points) | −5.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±3.7 points) | 0.0% (±5.1 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Essex County
Ipswich (community) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Essex County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Essex County recorded 224 violent and 732 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Ipswich (community)
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex (community) | 3.6 mi | $1,866 | $797,100 | 27.3% |
| Essex | 3.6 mi | $1,964 | $897,400 | 25.0% |
| Rowley (community) | 3.7 mi | $1,663 | $614,800 | 21.4% |
| Hamilton | 3.9 mi | $1,794 | $720,000 | 15.3% |
| Rowley | 4.6 mi | $1,603 | $667,300 | 18.3% |
| Wenham | 6.0 mi | — | $885,400 | 14.3% |
| Topsfield | 6.6 mi | $1,115 | $853,400 | 9.6% |
| Newbury | 7.0 mi | $1,806 | $840,600 | 14.2% |
Places in Massachusetts most like Ipswich (community)
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly | $1,771 | $650,300 | $106,044 | 39.9% |
| Mansfield Center | $1,664 | $480,000 | $97,798 | 37.1% |
| Gloucester | $1,411 | $600,600 | $83,883 | 36.1% |
| Amesbury | $1,683 | $519,300 | $103,554 | 31.4% |
| Marshfield (community) | $1,773 | $675,300 | $97,105 | 29.8% |
| East Douglas | $1,458 | $434,600 | $138,309 | 37.3% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Massachusetts.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Ipswich (community), fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,440 | $2,518 | $3,008 | $3,584 | $3,953 |
HUD income limits for Ipswich (community), fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $36,000 | $60,000 | $96,000 |
| 2 people | $41,150 | $68,600 | $109,700 |
| 3 people | $46,300 | $77,150 | $123,400 |
| 4 people | $51,400 | $85,700 | $137,100 |
| 5 people | $55,550 | $92,600 | $148,100 |
| 6 people | $59,650 | $99,450 | $159,050 |
| 7 people | $63,750 | $106,300 | $170,050 |
| 8 people | $67,850 | $113,150 | $181,000 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $164,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Ipswich (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Ipswich, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Ipswich (community)
What is the average rent in Ipswich (community), MA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Ipswich (community) is $1,530 (±$171) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Ipswich (community)?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Ipswich (community), MA is $1,447 (±$212) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Ipswich (community) rent-burdened?
39.6% of renting households in Ipswich (community) pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Ipswich (community)?
Ipswich (community) has an estimated 806 (±178) renting households, 37.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Ipswich (community)?
The median household income in Ipswich (community) is $104,102 (±$23,718) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Ipswich (community), MA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $598,400 (±$44,545) for owner-occupied homes in Ipswich (community) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Ipswich (community) growing?
In Ipswich (community), the number of residents went from 4,699 in 2015–2019 to 4,924 in 2020–2024 (+4.8%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ipswich CDP, Massachusetts
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ipswich CDP, Massachusetts
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ipswich CDP, Massachusetts
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ipswich CDP, Massachusetts
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ipswich CDP, Massachusetts
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Ipswich CDP, Massachusetts
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Ipswich CDP, Massachusetts
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Ipswich CDP, Massachusetts (place:32275, in state:25).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .