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Foxborough is a big small town of 6,251 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It's about 19 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $539k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,251people
$539kTypical home
$1,737/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
52"Snow
233Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,251
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,172 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Providence, RI
- 19 mi to Providence, RI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $539k (≈$3,396/mo)
- Median rent $1,737/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (612 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BOS airport
- 24 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 124 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,466 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 320 bars within 25 mi
- 1,458 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 36 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 173 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Norfolk County: D+29 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk