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Foxborough vs Bourne vs Grafton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Foxborough has the most expensive homes ($606k median).
Bourne has the oldest population (median age 52).
Grafton has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Foxborough | Bourne | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615Lowest |
20,323Highest |
19,902 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 6% above MA |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
41.1±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.5%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Grafton and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
55.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,833±$9k 11% above MA |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$131,484±$11kHighest 26% above MA |
| Grafton and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28kHighest 8% above MA |
$575,600±$28k about the MA average |
$525,300±$37kLowest 7% below MA |
| Foxborough and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70Highest 5% above MA |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,504±$169 15% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275Highest 21% above MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$7,117 19% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Bourne and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
6.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±2.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Grafton 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 | #206 of 282 in MA | #67 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Grafton |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Grafton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
9.8Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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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.