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Hudson vs Foxborough vs Plainville
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 the most expensive homes ($606k median).
Plainville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.3%).
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 | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,719 |
18,615Highest |
9,943Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.4% MA: +7.4% |
+20.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6Highest 9% above MA |
42.4±1.9Lowest 6% above MA |
43.2±3.6 8% above MA |
| Hudson and Plainville 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% |
18.3%±4 MA: 19.4% |
| Foxborough and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainville and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
58.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainville 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±$9kHighest 11% above MA |
$104,106±$13k about the MA average |
| Foxborough and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,300±$15kLowest 16% below MA |
$606,300±$28kHighest 8% above MA |
$476,000±$35k 15% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,397±$83Lowest 21% below MA |
$1,843±$70 5% above MA |
$1,977±$197Highest 12% above MA |
| Plainville and Foxborough 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 |
$5,329Lowest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54%±13.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
53.8%±13.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Foxborough and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% MA: 10% |
5.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 4% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 18.3%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.8%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.9%±4.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Hudson and Plainville 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 | #102 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Foxborough | Plainville |
| High school in town | — | Foxborough High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 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.