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Foxborough vs Maynard vs Walpole
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).
Maynard has the most affordable homes ($527k median).
Walpole has the highest household income ($172k).
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 | Maynard | Walpole |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615 |
10,712Lowest |
26,388Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 6% above MA |
45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA |
40.9±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
| Maynard and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
25.1%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Walpole 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 MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.9%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Maynard and Foxborough 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% |
64.2% MA: 47.3% |
67.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Walpole 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 |
$124,067±$16k 19% above MA |
$171,500±$16kHighest 65% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28k 8% above MA |
$527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA |
$687,100±$20kHighest 22% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70 5% above MA |
$1,800±$148Lowest about the MA average |
$2,205±$222Highest 25% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275Lowest 21% above MA |
$8,266 38% above MA |
$8,523Highest 42% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6 MA: 51.8% |
37.8%±9.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Foxborough and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% MA: 10% |
8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75% MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
32 min 9% above MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
28.2%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Walpole and Maynard 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 | #166 of 282 in MA | #107 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Maynard | Norfolk County Agricultural · Walpole |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | Maynard High | Walpole High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
9.7Lowest |
11.3Highest |
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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.