Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Foxborough grades A− overall, 99th among Massachusetts's 282 graded towns. It has 59 miles of trail and 28% conserved land. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 92% of the country and the median household earns $116K. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $713K, 6.2 years of the Boston metro’s $116K median household income. Foxborough’s density of trails is 2.9 miles per square mile, above both the Massachusetts town median (1.8) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On hazard risk, just 5 of Massachusetts’ 325 towns do better. Its National Register listings include Foxborough State Hospital and Foxboro Grange Hall.
Where Foxborough beats most towns.
Census counts: 674 in 1790, 18,618 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1804 and 3 maps from 1946 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far Foxborough is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 11%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Foxborough. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw31 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
Big draw21 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
32 mi Ancient siteHMS EndeavourGillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Foxborough, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Foxborough.
In 16 parks and preserves, walkers have 59 miles of trail. Norfolk County Canoe River Wilderness Area, at 420 acres with 4.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Foxborough: 16, covering 1,066 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Norfolk County Canoe River Wilderness Area | 4.2 mi | 420 |
| 2. Cocasset Brook Greenbelt | 1.3 mi | 85 |
| 3. Rumford River Greenbelt | 0.8 mi | 187 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Foxborough school district runs its public schools. Of its 8 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. The 4 public schools in Foxborough teach 1,768 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John J AhernLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 772 | B |
| Foxborough Regional Charter SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 1,459 | C+ |
| Foxborough HighTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 736 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
Within Massachusetts it is healthier than 68% of the 279 graded towns: Massachusetts sets a high bar.
In Foxborough, nearly a third of adults feel lonely, close to Massachusetts’ towns (33%) and below U.S. towns (33%). Among adults here, 17% get no exercise outside work. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Foxborough is ahead of Massachusetts on 10 and behind on 1.
| Foxborough | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 28% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Foxborough | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nearly two thirds of Foxborough’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 15%. Since 1978, Foxborough has seen 6 flood insurance claims paid out. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Foxborough after 9 declared disasters, most recently in 2022.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Foxborough has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 48 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only a tenth of working residents stay in Foxborough for work; the rest commute out. In Foxborough, the typical journey to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Boston (14%), Norwood (3%) and Canton (3%). The median commute is under 17 miles.
| Foxborough | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $116,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 18% | 18% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Foxborough’s level of violent crime is 2.3 per 1,000 residents. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Foxborough sits closer to the middle.
| Foxborough | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.9 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
On the market in Foxborough: a median 23 days to sell. The typical home value here is about $713,000, up 1.7% in a year, 9% above the Massachusetts typical home. The going rate for rent for Foxborough comes to $1,843 a month.
| Foxborough | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,843 a month | $1,682 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Foxborough
About 4 of every 100 Foxborough residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
16,865 counted in 2010 and 18,618 in 2020; an estimated 18,934 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
9 places in Foxborough on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Foxborough.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Foxborough is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Located within the Boston metropolitan area, it sits approximately 22 miles (35 kilometers) southwest of the city in Massachusetts' MetroWest region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,618. "Foxborough" is the official spelling of the town name per local government, but the abbreviated spelling "Foxboro" is common and is used by the United States Postal Service. Foxborough is the location site of Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) and the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer (MLS).
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3 towns share a border with Foxborough.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxborough | #99 | A− | D | B | A− | A |
| Sharon | #8 | A+ | C− | A+ | A | A+ |
| Walpole | #71 | A | D | B | B+ | A+ |
| Wrentham | #104 | A− | C+ | C+ | B+ | A |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Foxborough grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #99 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades A for health, B for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes, by national standards. Massachusetts has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Foxborough sits nearer the middle.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
8 notable people were born here, including Tim Lefebvre and Calvin R. Johnson.
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