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Foxborough vs Newfields vs Grafton
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Newfields | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615 |
2,023Lowest |
19,902Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 9% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
41.1±1.6Lowest 6% 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%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Grafton and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Foxborough and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.7%Lowest 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% |
5.6%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Grafton 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. |
$131,484±$11k 63% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28k 82% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$525,300±$37kLowest 58% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70 30% above U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,504±$169Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275 133% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$7,117Lowest 128% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.1%±12.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Foxborough and Grafton 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% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.4%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Grafton 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 | — | #67 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Newfields School District | Grafton |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | None in town | Grafton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 12.9Highest |
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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.