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Foxborough vs Ogunquit vs Mansfield
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Mansfield has the highest household income ($125k).
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 | Ogunquit | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615 |
1,379Lowest |
23,931Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 9% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
41.4±1.3Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Mansfield 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mansfield 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±$9k 43% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kLowest 42% above U.S. |
$125,273±$15kHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Mansfield and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28k 82% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$603,500±$28kLowest 81% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70Highest 30% above U.S. |
— | $1,803±$147Lowest 28% above U.S. |
| Foxborough and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275Highest 133% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$7,226 132% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.2%±8.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Foxborough and Mansfield 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% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as 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% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #138 of 282 in MA | — | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | — | Mansfield |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | — | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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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.