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Foxborough vs Marblehead vs Grafton
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).
Marblehead has the most expensive homes ($944k median).
Grafton has the most affordable homes ($525k median).
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 | Marblehead | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615Lowest |
20,413Highest |
19,902 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 6% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
41.1±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
22.5%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Grafton and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3% MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Grafton and Foxborough 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 |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$131,484±$11k 26% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28k 8% above MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$525,300±$37kLowest 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70Highest 5% above MA |
$1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$1,504±$169Lowest 15% below MA |
| Foxborough and Marblehead 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 |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$7,117Lowest 19% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Foxborough and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±2.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #138 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #67 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Marblehead | Grafton |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | Marblehead High | Grafton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
10.7Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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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.