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Stoneham vs Dover vs Foxborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stoneham has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Dover has the highest household income ($250k).
Foxborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Stoneham | Dover | Foxborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,355Highest |
2,308Lowest |
18,615 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% MA: +7.4% |
+8.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2Lowest 6% above MA |
47.5±4Highest 19% above MA |
42.4±1.9 6% above MA |
| Dover and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±4.8 MA: 19.4% |
22%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Foxborough and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Stoneham and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
83.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
58.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
9.4%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,964±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$115,833±$9k 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $671,900±$26k 20% above MA |
$1,308,300±$149kHighest 133% above MA |
$606,300±$28kLowest 8% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,035±$142Highest 15% above MA |
— | $1,843±$70Lowest 5% above MA |
| Stoneham and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,523Lowest 9% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$7,275 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±8.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
54%±13.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Dover and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% MA: 10% |
3.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest same as MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 24.6%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
37.4%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.8%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 282 in MA | #1 of 282 in MA | #138 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Stoneham | — | Foxborough |
| High school in town | Stoneham High | — | Foxborough High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
— | 11.3Highest |
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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.