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Foxborough vs Framingham vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Foxborough has the most affordable homes ($606k median).
Framingham has the most renters (45.2% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Framingham | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615 |
72,399Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 9% above U.S. |
37.5±1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Foxborough and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,833±$9kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$107,419±$6kLowest 33% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
| Foxborough and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28kLowest 82% above U.S. |
$627,300±$10k 89% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$2,033±$57Highest 44% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275Highest 133% above U.S. |
$6,884 121% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±5.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Foxborough and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
54.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above U.S. |
30 minHighest 15% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.6%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #138 of 282 in MA | #229 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Foxborough | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | Framingham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
12.7Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.