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Foxborough vs Middleton 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 most affordable homes ($606k median).
Middleton has the most homeowners (92.7%).
Walpole has the most people working from home (28.2%).
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 | Middleton | Walpole |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615 |
9,816Lowest |
26,388Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+8.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 6% above MA |
43.1±2Highest 8% above MA |
40.9±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
| Middleton 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% |
17.2%±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% |
18.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.9%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Middleton 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% MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
67.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$167,402±$29k 61% above MA |
$171,500±$16kHighest 65% above MA |
| Walpole and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28kLowest 8% above MA |
$742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
$687,100±$20k 22% above MA |
| Middleton and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70 5% above MA |
$1,407±$284Lowest 20% below MA |
$2,205±$222Highest 25% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275Lowest 21% above MA |
$8,785Highest 47% above MA |
$8,523 42% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.7%±25.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
37.8%±9.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Foxborough and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min 3% above MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28.2%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #138 of 282 in MA | #71 of 282 in MA | #107 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Middleton | Norfolk County Agricultural · Walpole |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | None in town | Walpole High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
— | 11.3 |
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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.