Ipswich.
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Massachusetts·Essex County
3 tracts·4K people·$598K median·2,469/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ipswich is $598,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
Ipswich has 4,924 residents across 1 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 43.1; the population is 90.1% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Asian, 2.5% Multiracial, 0.0% Black and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 55.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.6% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Winthrop is the elementary school with reported scores (60%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,530/month, 3% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Ipswich is $104,102 a year, 21% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Ipswich, median rent is $1,530/month and the median home value is $598,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 99 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ipswich are inland flooding (72), earthquake (68) and ice storm (66), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ipswich, 4.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).