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Foxborough vs Bourne vs Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Foxborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
Bourne has the oldest population (median age 52).
Sharon has the most people working from home (31.5%).
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 | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615 |
20,323Highest |
18,574Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9Lowest 6% above MA |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
42.5±1 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
27.2%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Sharon and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.6%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3% MA: 47.3% |
46%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Sharon 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 |
$191,835±$19kHighest 85% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28k 8% above MA |
$575,600±$28kLowest about the MA average |
$737,100±$33kHighest 31% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70 5% above MA |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
$2,310±$345Highest 31% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275 21% above MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
49%±16.2Lowest 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% MA: 10% |
6.2%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.8% MA: 62.5% |
87.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
39 minHighest 33% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
31.5%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #138 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #23 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Sharon |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Sharon High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
9.8Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.