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Foxborough vs Windsor Locks vs Sharon
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 renters (26.3% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Sharon has the most people working from home (31.5%).
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 | Windsor Locks | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615Highest |
12,579Lowest |
18,574 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 9% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
42.5±1Highest 9% above U.S. |
| Sharon 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% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sharon and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
76.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Sharon 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 43% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$191,835±$19kHighest 138% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $606,300±$28k 82% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$737,100±$33kHighest 122% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70 30% above U.S. |
$1,394±$187Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,310±$345Highest 63% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275 133% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±16.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Foxborough 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% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
39 minHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
31.5%±4.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #138 of 282 in MA | #109 of 149 in CT | #23 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | Windsor Locks School District | Sharon |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | Windsor Locks High School | Sharon High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
8.9Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.