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Concord vs Foxborough

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Concord has the most people working from home (36.1%).
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.

MeasureConcordFoxborough
People
Population
18,223Lowest
18,615Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.7%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+10.4%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
47.6±2Highest
19% above MA
42.4±1.9Lowest
6% above MA
Kids under 18
23.6%±2.6Highest
MA: 19.4%
22%±3.1Lowest
MA: 19.4%
Concord and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.7%±2.9Highest
MA: 17.9%
17.2%±2.4Lowest
MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
79.4%Highest
MA: 47.3%
58.3%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.5%±1.7Highest
MA: 7.9%
4.2%±1.4Lowest
MA: 7.9%
Concord and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$195,350±$22kHighest
88% above MA
$115,833±$9kLowest
11% above MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$1,210,000±$72kHighest
115% above MA
$606,300±$28kLowest
8% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,631±$166Highest
49% above MA
$1,843±$70Lowest
5% above MA
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 67% above MA
$7,275Lowest
21% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
53.2%±10.5Lowest
MA: 51.8%
54%±13.7Highest
MA: 51.8%
Foxborough and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.7%Lowest
MA: 10%
5.7%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.7%Highest
MA: 62.5%
73.7%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969Lowest
5 yrs newer than MA
1976Highest
12 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
11% above MA
29 minLowest
about the MA average
Work from home
36.1%±4.5Highest
MA: 18.6%
17.8%±2.9Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #10 of 282 in MA #138 of 282 in MA
School district Concord · Concord-Carlisle Foxborough
High school in town Concord Carlisle High Foxborough High
Students per teacherat that high school
11.4Highest
11.3Lowest
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MA 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.