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Foxborough vs Ware vs Stoneham
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%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Stoneham has the most people working from home (24.6%).
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 | Ware | Stoneham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615 |
10,048Lowest |
23,355Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 6% above MA |
43.1±4.7Highest 8% above MA |
42.2±2.2Lowest 6% above MA |
| Ware 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% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
| 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 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.4%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Ware and Stoneham 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% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
55.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Stoneham and Ware 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 11% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$113,964±$10k 10% above MA |
| Foxborough and Stoneham 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 |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$671,900±$26kHighest 20% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70 5% above MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$2,035±$142Highest 15% above MA |
| 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 21% above MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$6,523 9% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
41.9%±8.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
71%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1964 same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest about the MA average |
28 min about the MA average |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #138 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | #117 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Ware | Stoneham |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Stoneham High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
11.1 |
10.7Lowest |
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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.