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Foxborough vs Newfields vs Ashland
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).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Ashland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.5%).
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 | Newfields | Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615 |
2,023Lowest |
18,873Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 9% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
42.1±1.4Lowest 8% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Foxborough 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% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Foxborough and Newfields 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% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ashland 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Ashland 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 43% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$127,539±$11k 58% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28kLowest 82% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$611,700±$18k 84% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$1,875±$323 33% above U.S. |
$2,452±$298Highest 74% above U.S. |
| Ashland and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275Lowest 133% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$7,444 139% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.2%±14.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ashland and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
37 minHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Ashland 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 | — | #42 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Newfields School District | Ashland |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | None in town | Ashland High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 14.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.