Housing data for Foxborough (community), MA
Foxborough (community), MA has an estimated 6,251 residents and 2,818 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Norfolk County.
49.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,737 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 6,251 (±924)
- Housing units
- 2,818 (±276)
- Households that rent
- 49.1%
- Median gross rent
- $1,737
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −0.7%
What stands out in Foxborough (community)
Households that rent: 49.1% (±7.0 points) in Foxborough (community), higher than in Norfolk County (31.3%).
Commuting by public transportation: 2.5% (±1.6 points) in Foxborough (community), lower than in Norfolk County (8.7%).
Median household income: $86,871 (±$12,195) in Foxborough (community), lower than in Norfolk County ($130,739).
Median home value: $538,500 (±$62,477) in Foxborough (community), lower than in Norfolk County ($683,900).
- Renters and owners in Foxborough (community)
- Commute and cars in Foxborough (community)
- Income and affordability in Foxborough (community)
- Home values in Foxborough (community)
Housing in Foxborough (community) at a glance
- Median rent: $1,737 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,780 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 50.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 49.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $86,871 median household income
- Home values: $538,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,623 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $7,098 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 33.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 37.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 63.6% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 4.9% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 48.4% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 26.2 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −0.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 16.1% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 6.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Foxborough (community) against Norfolk County, its state and the nation
| Foxborough (community) | Norfolk County | Massachusetts | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 6,251 (±924) | 730,082 (exact) | 7,044,056 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 2,818 (±276) | 295,227 (±233) | 3,030,406 (±453) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 49.1% (±7.0 points) | 31.3% (±0.7 points) | 37.5% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,737 (±$61) | $2,149 (±$29) | $1,762 (±$9) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $86,871 (±$12,195) | $130,739 (±$2,551) | $103,960 (±$527) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $538,500 (±$62,477) | $683,900 (±$5,690) | $562,100 (±$2,169) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $7,098 (±$787) | $7,261 (±$65) | $5,992 (±$18) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 63.6% (±12.0 points) | 67.3% (±1.0 points) | 67.4% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.2 minutes (±2.9) | 32.5 minutes (±0.4) | 29.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 88.7% (±5.3 points) | 94.8% (±0.3 points) | 92.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 41.4 years (±3.1) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 40.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Foxborough (community) covers 2.9 square miles of land, about 2,172 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Foxborough (community) has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 6,296 (±707) | 6,251 (±924) | −0.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 2,728 (±250) | 2,818 (±276) | +3.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,321 (±$65) | $1,737 (±$61) | +31.5% | Up after inflation |
| Median home value | $356,800 (±$25,029) | $538,500 (±$62,477) | +50.9% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $70,530 (±$10,775) | $86,871 (±$12,195) | +23.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $2,269 (±$203) | $2,623 (±$402) | +15.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $4,996 (±$518) | $7,098 (±$787) | +42.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 59.7% (±6.1 points) | 49.1% (±7.0 points) | −10.6 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±2.1 points) | 4.9% (±7.2 points) | +4.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Norfolk County
Foxborough (community) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Norfolk County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Norfolk County recorded 175 violent and 838 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Foxborough (community)
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02035 | 14% | 18,615 | $1,843 | $606,300 | $115,833 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Foxborough (community)
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Center | 3.3 mi | $1,664 | $480,000 | 37.1% |
| Mansfield | 3.6 mi | $1,803 | $603,500 | 26.9% |
| Sharon | 4.5 mi | $2,310 | $737,100 | 12.3% |
| Walpole (community) | 4.8 mi | $2,184 | $626,600 | 18.5% |
| Sharon (community) | 4.9 mi | $2,576 | $677,900 | 14.3% |
| Norfolk | 5.5 mi | $2,019 | $725,200 | 5.1% |
| Wrentham | 5.6 mi | $1,184 | $654,900 | 18.0% |
| Walpole | 5.7 mi | $2,205 | $687,100 | 16.5% |
Places in Massachusetts most like Foxborough (community)
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough | $1,871 | $513,100 | $91,968 | 44.0% |
| Salem | $1,836 | $542,800 | $85,153 | 50.3% |
| Plymouth (community) | $1,830 | $446,800 | $81,703 | 54.0% |
| North Plymouth | $1,780 | $494,500 | $80,745 | 59.5% |
| Peabody | $1,950 | $596,200 | $96,657 | 34.4% |
| Lowell | $1,625 | $429,200 | $78,658 | 56.8% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Massachusetts.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Foxborough (community), fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,440 | $2,518 | $3,008 | $3,584 | $3,953 |
HUD income limits for Foxborough (community), fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $36,000 | $60,000 | $96,000 |
| 2 people | $41,150 | $68,600 | $109,700 |
| 3 people | $46,300 | $77,150 | $123,400 |
| 4 people | $51,400 | $85,700 | $137,100 |
| 5 people | $55,550 | $92,600 | $148,100 |
| 6 people | $59,650 | $99,450 | $159,050 |
| 7 people | $63,750 | $106,300 | $170,050 |
| 8 people | $67,850 | $113,150 | $181,000 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $164,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Foxborough (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Foxborough, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Foxborough (community)
What is the average rent in Foxborough (community), MA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Foxborough (community) is $1,737 (±$61) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Foxborough (community)?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Foxborough (community), MA is $1,257 (±$593) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Foxborough (community) rent-burdened?
50.8% of renting households in Foxborough (community) pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Foxborough (community)?
Foxborough (community) has an estimated 1,348 (±219) renting households, 49.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Foxborough (community)?
The median household income in Foxborough (community) is $86,871 (±$12,195) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Foxborough (community), MA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $538,500 (±$62,477) for owner-occupied homes in Foxborough (community) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Foxborough (community) growing?
In Foxborough (community), the number of residents went from 6,296 in 2015–2019 to 6,251 in 2020–2024 (−0.7%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Foxborough (community)?
The ZIP code that covers Foxborough (community) is 02035.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 02035?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 02035 is $1,843 (±$70) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Foxborough CDP, Massachusetts
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Foxborough CDP, Massachusetts
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Foxborough CDP, Massachusetts
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Foxborough CDP, Massachusetts
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Foxborough CDP, Massachusetts
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Foxborough CDP, Massachusetts
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Foxborough CDP, Massachusetts
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Foxborough CDP, Massachusetts (place:24855, in state:25).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .