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Foxborough vs Killingly vs Stoneham

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 kids (22% under 18).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Stoneham has the most people working from home (24.6%).

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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.

MeasureFoxboroughKillinglyStoneham
People
Population
18,615
17,867Lowest
23,355Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+10.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+8.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.4±1.9Highest
9% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
42.2±2.2
8% above U.S.
Foxborough and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.8%±2.5
U.S.: 22%
Foxborough and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.2%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Stoneham and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
55.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.7%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,833±$9kHighest
43% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$113,964±$10k
41% above U.S.
Foxborough and Stoneham 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.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$671,900±$26kHighest
102% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,843±$70
30% above U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$2,035±$142Highest
44% above U.S.
Stoneham and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,275Highest
133% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,523
109% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
54%±13.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
41.9%±8.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Foxborough and Killingly 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%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
71%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1964Lowest
16 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
10% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
28 minLowest
5% above U.S.
Work from home
17.8%±2.9
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
24.6%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #138 of 282 in MA #136 of 149 in CT #117 of 282 in MA
School district Foxborough Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Stoneham
High school in town Foxborough High Killingly High School Stoneham High
Students per teacherat that high school
11.3Highest
11.1
10.7Lowest
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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.