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Hudson vs Foxborough vs Millbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the most renters (32% rent).
Foxborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
Millbury has the most affordable homes ($450k median).
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 | Hudson | Foxborough | Millbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,719 |
18,615Highest |
13,961Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
+10.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6Highest 9% above MA |
42.4±1.9Lowest 6% above MA |
42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
| Hudson and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±3 MA: 19.4% |
| Foxborough and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Hudson and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5% MA: 47.3% |
58.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millbury and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,524±$9kLowest 13% below MA |
$115,833±$9k 11% above MA |
$118,790±$13kHighest 14% above MA |
| Millbury and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,300±$15k 16% below MA |
$606,300±$28kHighest 8% above MA |
$450,100±$19kLowest 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,397±$83Lowest 21% below MA |
$1,843±$70Highest 5% above MA |
$1,623±$232 8% below MA |
| Foxborough and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,597 10% above MA |
$7,275Highest 21% above MA |
$5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54%±13.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Foxborough and Millbury 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% |
5.7% MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.7% MA: 62.5% |
75.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 4% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 18.3%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.8%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Hudson 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | #138 of 282 in MA | #202 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Foxborough | Millbury |
| High school in town | — | Foxborough High | Millbury Junior/Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
11.3 |
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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.