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Foxborough vs Raynham vs Ashland
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 shortest commute (29 min average).
Raynham has the most affordable homes ($524k median).
Ashland has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Raynham | Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615 |
15,505Lowest |
18,873Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.1% MA: +7.4% |
+13.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 6% above MA |
42.9±1.5Highest 7% above MA |
42.1±1.4Lowest 5% above MA |
| Raynham 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 MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Foxborough and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.8%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Raynham and Ashland 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% |
39.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
60.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Ashland 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 |
$124,012±$16k 19% above MA |
$127,539±$11kHighest 23% above MA |
| Ashland and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28k 8% above MA |
$524,400±$29kLowest 7% below MA |
$611,700±$18kHighest 9% above MA |
| Ashland 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 5% above MA |
$1,749±$74Lowest about the MA average |
$2,452±$298Highest 39% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275 21% above MA |
$6,752Lowest 13% above MA |
$7,444Highest 24% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
67.1%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
55.2%±14.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Raynham and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% MA: 10% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
78.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1984 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
36 min 25% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
11.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Ashland and Foxborough 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 | #190 of 282 in MA | #42 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Bridgewater-Raynham | 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 |
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.