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Stoneham vs Worcester 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%).
Worcester has the most renters (57.2% rent).
Foxborough has the most kids (22% under 18).
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 | Worcester | Foxborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,355 |
207,055Highest |
18,615Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+10.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2 6% above MA |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
42.4±1.9Highest 6% above MA |
| Foxborough and Stoneham 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% |
19.6%±0.8Lowest 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% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest 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% MA: 47.3% |
35.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
58.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,964±$10k 10% above MA |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% 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 |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
$606,300±$28k 8% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,035±$142Highest 15% above MA |
$1,487±$38Lowest 16% below MA |
$1,843±$70 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 |
$4,733Lowest 21% below MA |
$7,275Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±8.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
54%±13.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Worcester and Foxborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
5.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71% MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 same as MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 24.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.8%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 282 in MA | #266 of 282 in MA | #138 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Stoneham | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester | Foxborough |
| High school in town | Stoneham High | South High Community | Foxborough High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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.