Foxborough Pumping Station · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0In Foxborough, 79% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Massachusetts
Foxborough’s town government spent $100 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $5,398 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Foxborough is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$5,143 per resident in 2022: more than 68% of them
Foxborough’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($5,143 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 75 Massachusetts towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools: the median was $4,531, and the middle half spent $3,716–$5,278. Foxborough spent more than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.6 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Massachusetts towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Foxborough itself left out).
About $5,398 per resident a year, or $14.79 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 60% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Foxborough runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Massachusetts towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools.
Day-to-day spending is up 6% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Foxborough reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $5,143 · 2023: $5,398.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $7,275 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.20% of the home’s value, vs 1.07% across Massachusetts.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Foxborough’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Foxborough’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Foxborough →
Who’s in charge in Foxborough
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Foxborough’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on foxboroughma.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 42 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (18,519).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Foxborough School District
Foxborough’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Foxborough, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $23,542 per pupil, $14,011 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Massachusetts districts overall: 49% local, 43% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Foxborough voted in 2024
Official results for Foxborough’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.1%5,986 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican42.9%4,741 votesOthers: 3.0% (332 votes).
Most votes in Foxborough: Kamala D Harris
Norfolk County: Harris 62.8%, Trump 34.3% · Massachusetts: Harris 61.2%, Trump 36.0%
of Foxborough’s 13,992 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Massachusetts: 67%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Foxborough: John Deaton
Norfolk County: Warren 59.3%, Deaton 40.5% · Massachusetts: Warren 59.8%, Deaton 40.0%
Most votes in the district: Jake Auchincloss
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Foxborough, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxborough | 54.1% | 42.9% | 3.0% | 11,059 |
| Norfolk County | 62.8% | 34.3% | 2.9% | 386,447 |
| Massachusetts | 61.2% | 36.0% | 2.8% | 3,473,668 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Foxborough.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: foxboroughma.gov ↗
- 2Massachusetts HouseState representatives
- 3Massachusetts SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Massachusetts
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Foxborough compares with the towns next door
Foxborough spent $5,143 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $3,503 to $5,302. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Foxborough’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Foxborough’s government
How much does Foxborough spend per resident?
About $5,398 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $5,143 was more than 68% of 75 Massachusetts towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Foxborough?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,275 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.20% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.07% across Massachusetts. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see foxboroughma.gov.
Who runs Foxborough’s government?
See foxboroughma.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Foxborough yet.
How did Foxborough vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 54.1%, Donald J Trump 42.9% (11,059 votes, official results). Norfolk County: Harris 62.8%, Trump 34.3%. Massachusetts: Harris 61.2%, Trump 36.0%.
How many people work for Foxborough?
436 full-time and 61 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2.5M (about $30.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Foxborough in the state legislature?
State Senate District Bristol and Norfolk (Paul Feeney) and State House District 1st Bristol (Mike Chaisson). The House district also covers parts of two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Foxborough’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →