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Foxborough vs Westminster 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).
Westminster has the most affordable homes ($422k 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 | Westminster | Wrentham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615Highest |
8,374Lowest |
12,297 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+12.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+11.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9Lowest 6% above MA |
48.3±4.6Highest 21% above MA |
46.8±3.2 17% above MA |
| Westminster and Wrentham 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%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
19.8%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Foxborough and Westminster 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% |
26%±5.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Wrentham 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% |
45.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
55.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wrentham 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±$9k 11% above MA |
$106,331±$22kLowest about the MA average |
$151,676±$17kHighest 46% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28k 8% above MA |
$422,000±$36kLowest 25% 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 |
$1,843±$268Highest 5% above MA |
$1,184±$628Lowest 33% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275 21% above MA |
$4,973Lowest 17% below MA |
$7,373Highest 23% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7 MA: 51.8% |
60%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
40.6%±15.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Westminster 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% |
2.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
27 minLowest 7% below MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±4.2Lowest 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 | #112 of 282 in MA | #49 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Ashburnham-Westminster | King Philip · Wrentham |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | Oakmont Regional High School | King Philip Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
13.6Highest |
13.5 |
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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.