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Stoneham vs Weweantic 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 most people working from home (24.6%).
Weweantic has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
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 | Weweantic | Foxborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,355Highest |
1,452Lowest |
18,615 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2Lowest 6% above MA |
44.4±13.9Highest 11% above MA |
42.4±1.9 6% above MA |
| Weweantic and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Foxborough and Stoneham 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% |
17.3%±6.9 MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Stoneham and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.9% MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
58.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic 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±$10k 10% above MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
$115,833±$9kHighest 11% above MA |
| Foxborough and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $671,900±$26kHighest 20% above MA |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
$606,300±$28k 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 | $6,523 9% above MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$7,275Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±8.2 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54%±13.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Foxborough and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest same as MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 24.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.8%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 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.