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Casco vs Foxborough

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Foxborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).

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.

MeasureCascoFoxborough
People
Population
3,696Lowest
18,615Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
52±3.3Highest
34% above U.S.
42.4±1.9Lowest
9% above U.S.
Kids under 18
11.3%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
26.3%±7.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.2%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Casco and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
58.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.4%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Casco and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$69,313±$19kLowest
14% below U.S.
$115,833±$9kHighest
43% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$355,500±$58kLowest
7% above U.S.
$606,300±$28kHighest
82% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,395±$184Lowest
about the U.S. average
$1,843±$70Highest
30% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,085Lowest
about the U.S. average
$7,275Highest
133% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.7%±35.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
54%±13.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Foxborough and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
15% above U.S.
29 minLowest
10% above U.S.
Work from home
26.6%±10Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.8%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Casco and Foxborough 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 — #138 of 282 in MA
School district RSU 61/MSAD 61 Foxborough
High school in town None in town Foxborough High
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.3
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet

U.S. 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.