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Foxborough vs Woonsocket vs Grafton
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 expensive homes ($606k median).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Grafton has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Woonsocket | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,615Lowest |
43,521Highest |
19,902 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.9Highest 9% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
41.1±1.6 6% above U.S. |
| Foxborough and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Foxborough and Grafton 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Grafton and Woonsocket 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. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$131,484±$11kHighest 63% above U.S. |
| 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 82% above U.S. |
$311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$525,300±$37k 58% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,843±$70Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,504±$169 6% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,275Highest 133% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$7,117 128% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±13.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.1%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Foxborough and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 10% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.8%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Grafton 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 | #37 of 38 in RI | #67 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Foxborough | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Grafton |
| High school in town | Foxborough High | Woonsocket High School | Grafton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
15.2Highest |
12.9 |
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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.