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Grafton vs Marblehead vs Foxborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Grafton has the most affordable homes ($525k median).
Marblehead has the most expensive homes ($944k median).
Foxborough has the shortest commute (29 min average).
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 | Grafton | Marblehead | Foxborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,902 |
20,413Highest |
18,615Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
42.4±1.9 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
22%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Grafton and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
58.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.4 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 | $131,484±$11k 26% above MA |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$115,833±$9kLowest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $525,300±$37kLowest 7% below MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$606,300±$28k 8% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$169Lowest 15% below MA |
$1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$1,843±$70Highest 5% above MA |
| Foxborough and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,117Lowest 19% above MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$7,275 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
54%±13.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Foxborough and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 22.4%±2.6 MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.8%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #67 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #138 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Grafton | Marblehead | Foxborough |
| High school in town | Grafton High School | Marblehead High | Foxborough High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
10.7Lowest |
11.3 |
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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.