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Foxborough vs Ogunquit vs Stoneham

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 affordable homes ($606k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Stoneham has the most renters (29% rent).

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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.

MeasureFoxboroughOgunquitStoneham
People
Population
18,615
1,379Lowest
23,355Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+10.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.4±1.9
9% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
42.2±2.2Lowest
8% above U.S.
Kids under 18
22%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.8%±2.5
U.S.: 22%
Foxborough and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.2%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±2.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
55.9%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%
4.7%±1.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Stoneham 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±$9kHighest
43% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$113,964±$10kLowest
41% above U.S.
Foxborough and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$606,300±$28kLowest
82% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$671,900±$26k
102% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,843±$70Lowest
30% above U.S.
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$2,035±$142Highest
44% above U.S.
Stoneham and Foxborough 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.
$6,523
109% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
54%±13.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.9%±8.2
U.S.: 51.1%
Foxborough and Stoneham 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%
5.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1964Lowest
16 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
10% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
28 min
5% above U.S.
Work from home
17.8%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
24.6%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #138 of 282 in MA — #117 of 282 in MA
School district Foxborough — Stoneham
High school in town Foxborough High — Stoneham High
Students per teacherat that high school
11.3Highest
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10.7Lowest
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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.