Compare towns
Dedham vs Hanover vs Dedham vs Foxborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the highest household income ($190k).
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.
| Measure | Dedham | Hanover | Dedham | Foxborough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 25,237Highest |
14,845Lowest |
25,237Highest |
18,615 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9% MA: +7.4% |
+2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±1.6Highest 12% above MA |
41.8±1.4Lowest 4% above MA |
44.6±1.6Highest 12% above MA |
42.4±1.9 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±1.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
26.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.6%±1.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Hanover and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.8% MA: 47.3% |
55%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
58.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $128,955±$10k 24% above MA |
$189,803±$23kHighest 83% above MA |
$128,955±$10k 24% above MA |
$115,833±$9kLowest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $661,800±$16k 18% above MA |
$755,400±$39kHighest 34% above MA |
$661,800±$16k 18% above MA |
$606,300±$28kLowest 8% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,042±$182Highest 16% above MA |
$1,845±$341 5% above MA |
$2,042±$182Highest 16% above MA |
$1,843±$70Lowest 5% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,918 32% above MA |
$9,342Highest 56% above MA |
$7,918 32% above MA |
$7,275Lowest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±10 MA: 51.8% |
65%±23.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±10 MA: 51.8% |
54%±13.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hanover and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.6% MA: 10% |
5.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 20%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
20%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.8%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #119 of 282 in MA | #69 of 282 in MA | #119 of 282 in MA | #138 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | Dedham | Foxborough |
| High school in town | — | South Shore Vocational Technical High | Dedham High | Foxborough High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3Lowest |
10.4 |
11.3Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.