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Foxborough vs Canton 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 the shortest commute (29 min average).
Canton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Sharon has the highest household income ($192k).
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 | Canton | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615 |
24,748Highest |
18,574Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% MA: +7.4% |
+13%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9Lowest 6% above MA |
42.6±2.3Highest 7% above MA |
42.5±1 6% above MA |
| Canton and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.9%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
27.2%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Sharon and Canton 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% |
18.8%±2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.6%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Canton and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
67.5% MA: 47.3% |
76.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1 MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Sharon and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,833±$9kLowest 11% above MA |
$143,381±$9k 38% above MA |
$191,835±$19kHighest 85% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28kLowest 8% above MA |
$710,600±$27k 26% above MA |
$737,100±$33kHighest 31% above MA |
| Sharon and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70Lowest 5% above MA |
$2,315±$178Highest 31% above MA |
$2,310±$345 31% above MA |
| Canton and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275 21% above MA |
$6,560Lowest 9% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.4%±9.1 MA: 51.8% |
49%±16.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Foxborough and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest MA: 10% |
5.2% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% MA: 62.5% |
73.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
36 min 23% above MA |
39 minHighest 33% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
31.5%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sharon and Canton 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 | #81 of 282 in MA | #23 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical · Canton | Sharon |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | Canton High | Sharon High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
13.1Highest |
11.9 |
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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.