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Foxborough vs Townsend vs Wrentham
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 most renters (26.3% rent).
Townsend has the most affordable homes ($433k median).
Wrentham has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Townsend | Wrentham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615Highest |
9,100Lowest |
12,297 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% MA: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 6% above MA |
40.9±3.3Lowest about the MA average |
46.8±3.2Highest 17% above MA |
| Wrentham 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% |
21%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
19.8%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Foxborough and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wrentham 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% |
35.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
55.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wrentham and Townsend 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 |
$121,528±$23k 17% above MA |
$151,676±$17kHighest 46% above MA |
| Wrentham and Townsend 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 |
$433,200±$22kLowest 23% below MA |
$654,900±$26kHighest 17% above MA |
| Wrentham and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70Highest 5% above MA |
$1,469±$313 17% below MA |
$1,184±$628Lowest 33% below MA |
| Foxborough and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275 21% above MA |
$6,031Lowest about the MA average |
$7,373Highest 23% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
50.6%±16.8 MA: 51.8% |
40.6%±15.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Foxborough and Townsend 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% |
8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
6.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
32 min 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.9%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Wrentham 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 | #136 of 282 in MA | #49 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | North Middlesex | King Philip · Wrentham |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | North Middlesex Regional | King Philip Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
13.1 |
13.5Highest |
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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.