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Ashland, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ashland, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,593. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ASHLAND-MA · Ashland, MA 1 ZIPs · 16,593 pop · #1693/25278 · Middlesex County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $127,539
  • RANK-TOP #1693/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Medford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,593
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $611,700

Nearest income peer: Medford, MA (+ $2,161 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 Ashland

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ashland on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ashland, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,593
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$127,539
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 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $127,539 and home value $611,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 60.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ashland as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, North Easton is the closest lower-income city and Dedham the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ashland.

Population concentration

Ashland's single ZIP 01721 carries the town

Ashland is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 01721 is the entire residential footprint (16,593 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Ashland's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 438 establishments, 4,438 employees , annual payroll $249,566k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01721 (438 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (70) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Ashland, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 81 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ashland. See the Middlesex County roll-up →

Ashland lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Middlesex County: Cambridge, Somerville and Arlington earn more and Lowell, Framingham and Waltham earn less. Lowell marks the far end of that range at $78,949, 38% below Ashland.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01721 16,593 $127,539 438 519
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Ashland 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 Ashland, .