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Foxborough vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Grafton
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Grafton has the highest household income ($131k).
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 | Gray | Ogunquit | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 18,615 |
8,429 |
1,379Lowest |
19,902Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 9% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
41.1±1.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Grafton and Gray 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 43% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$131,484±$11kHighest 63% above U.S. |
| 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±$28k 82% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$525,300±$37k 58% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
— | $1,504±$169 6% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275Highest 133% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$7,117 128% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.1%±12.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Foxborough 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% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.4%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #138 of 282 in MA | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #67 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Grafton |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Grafton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
12.5 |
— | 12.9Highest |
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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.