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Foxborough vs Suffield 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 most expensive homes ($606k median).
Suffield has the most affordable homes ($408k median).
Grafton has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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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.
| Measure | Foxborough | Suffield | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615 |
15,702Lowest |
19,902Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 9% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
41.1±1.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Suffield 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% |
16.2%±2Lowest 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%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Suffield 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Grafton and Suffield 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. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
$131,484±$11kHighest 63% above U.S. |
| Grafton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28kHighest 82% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$525,300±$37k 58% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,504±$169 6% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275Highest 133% above U.S. |
$6,456Lowest 107% above U.S. |
$7,117 128% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.1%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Foxborough and Suffield 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% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Grafton and Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #67 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Suffield School District | Grafton |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | Suffield High School | Grafton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
10.9Lowest |
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.