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Foxborough vs Windsor vs Grafton
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 expensive homes ($606k median).
Windsor has the most homeowners (96.2%).
Grafton has the highest household income ($131k).
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 | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615 |
1,065Lowest |
19,902Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9 6% above MA |
44.8±6.4Highest 12% above MA |
41.1±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
| Windsor 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 MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.5%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Grafton and Foxborough 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% |
18.6%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Windsor 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% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
55.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Grafton 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 |
$115,563±$10kLowest 11% above MA |
$131,484±$11kHighest 26% above MA |
| Grafton 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 |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
$525,300±$37k 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70Highest 5% above MA |
— | $1,504±$169Lowest 15% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275Highest 21% above MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$7,117 19% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Foxborough and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7% MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±2.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Grafton and Windsor 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 | — | #67 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | — | Grafton |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | — | Grafton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 12.9Highest |
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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.