Acton, MA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Acton, MA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 21,830. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ACTON-MA · Acton, MA 2 ZIPs · 21,830 pop · #1499/25278 · Middlesex County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH
- INC-TOP $131,589
- RANK-TOP #1499/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cambridge
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 84% owners
- POP-TOWN 21,830
- SPREAD-MOD 01718→01720
- HOME-HIGH $595,050
Nearest income peer: Cambridge, MA (+ $1,228 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Acton
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Acton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lowell · lowest
Lowell · lowest
$78,949 median HH income
- Medford · near
Medford · near
$129,700 median HH income
- Acton · this city
Acton · this city
$131,589 median HH income
- Cambridge · near
Cambridge · near
$132,817 median HH income
- Somerville · near
Somerville · near
$134,940 median HH income
- Natick · near
Natick · near
$138,563 median HH income
- Arlington · highest
Arlington · highest
$150,846 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Acton, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 6%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 21,830
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $131,589
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $131,589 and home value $595,050 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 82.3%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Acton as a pure owner town.
Within Massachusetts, Jamaica Plain is the closest lower-income city and Hanson the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Acton.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Acton differ
Acton's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $104,167 in ZIP 01718 to $159,010 in ZIP 01720, while home values span $375,800 in 01718 to $814,300 in 01720. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.5×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 2.2×
01718 to 01720
01718 to 01720
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
ZIP 01720 swallows Acton's short list
Across only 2 ZIPs, 01720 still holds about 98% of Acton's 21,830 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Acton
Citywide ZBP: 709 establishments, 10,636 employees , annual payroll $897,343k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01720 (705 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (128) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Acton, MA
These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 81 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Acton. See the Middlesex County roll-up →
Acton sits in the upper half of Middlesex County on income: Lowell, Framingham and Waltham report less, while Somerville, Arlington and Natick report more. Lowell marks the far end of that range at $78,949, 40% below Acton.
Side-by-side: Compare 01720 vs 01718 →
Acton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Acton, .