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Dedham vs Boxford vs Foxborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dedham has the oldest housing (typical home built 1956).
Boxford has the highest household income ($201k).
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 | Boxford | Foxborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,237Highest |
8,208Lowest |
18,615 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3% MA: +7.4% |
+10.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±1.6 12% above MA |
49.1±3.6Highest 23% above MA |
42.4±1.9Lowest 6% above MA |
| Boxford and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±1.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.7%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
22%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Boxford 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% |
21.2%±4.5 MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Dedham and Boxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
70.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
58.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dedham and Boxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $128,955±$10k 24% above MA |
$200,871±$21kHighest 93% above MA |
$115,833±$9kLowest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $661,800±$16k 18% above MA |
$907,000±$46kHighest 61% above MA |
$606,300±$28kLowest 8% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,042±$182Highest 16% above MA |
$776±$13Lowest 56% below MA |
$1,843±$70 5% above MA |
| Dedham and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,918 32% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$7,275Lowest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±10 MA: 51.8% |
67.2%±60.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
54%±13.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Boxford 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% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
94.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
31 minHighest 7% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 20%±2.7 MA: 18.6% |
21.6%±5.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.8%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Boxford and Dedham 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 | #119 of 282 in MA | #34 of 282 in MA | #138 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dedham | Boxford · Masconomet | Foxborough |
| High school in town | Dedham High | Masconomet Regional High School | Foxborough High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
12.2Highest |
11.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.