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Foxborough vs Sutton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Foxborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
Sutton 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.

MeasureFoxboroughSutton
People
Population
18,615Highest
9,452Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+10.4%Highest
MA: +7.4%
+4.4%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
42.4±1.9Lowest
6% above MA
44.3±2.5Highest
11% above MA
Sutton 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%
19.6%±3.3Lowest
MA: 19.4%
Foxborough and Sutton 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%
18.8%±3.2Highest
MA: 17.9%
Sutton 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
MA: 47.3%
52.8%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.4Highest
MA: 7.9%
3.9%±1.8Lowest
MA: 7.9%
Foxborough and Sutton 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
$147,125±$25kHighest
42% above MA
Sutton 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±$28kHighest
8% above MA
$523,100±$47kLowest
7% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,843±$70Highest
5% above MA
$1,190±$401Lowest
32% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,275Highest
21% above MA
$6,763Lowest
13% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
54%±13.7Highest
MA: 51.8%
47.5%±24.4Lowest
MA: 51.8%
Foxborough and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.7%Lowest
MA: 10%
5.8%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.7%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
89.7%Highest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Lowest
12 yrs newer than MA
1981Highest
17 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minLowest
about the MA average
30 minHighest
about the MA average
Work from home
17.8%±2.9Lowest
MA: 18.6%
22.7%±4.1Highest
MA: 18.6%
Sutton 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 #105 of 282 in MA
School district Foxborough Sutton
High school in town Foxborough High Sutton High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.3Lowest
12.6Highest
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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.