Avon vs Stoughton

4BR house$125k apart

Avon$550k

Stoughton$675k

Both mid-range for Massachusetts towns

Tax billOn each town’s own median 4BR$700/yr apart

Avon$7,300

Stoughton$8,000

Both mid-range for Massachusetts towns

To BostonLevel

Avon44 min

Stoughton47 min

Both among the closest third of Massachusetts towns

SchoolsMCAS percentile, statewide15 percentile points apart

Avon24th pct

Stoughton39th pct

Both mid-range for Massachusetts districts

marks the Massachusetts median on each scale. The better of the two is picked out where the gap is big enough to call; where neither is, they are level.

You are paying about $125k more for a 4BR in Stoughton, and in exchange you get the stronger schools. That is the trade in plain terms: $125k for one tier of schooling.

Avon

Choose Avon if you want the lower price, or the commute matters most.

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Stoughton

Choose Stoughton if you want the stronger schools of the two, or you want a train.

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Side by side

Some rows have no better. Town character describes a place rather than ranking it, and per-pupil spending tracks need rather than results, so neither is picked out.

SchoolsStoughton ahead on 3 of 8

	Avon	Stoughton
School tier	mixed schoolsT4	solid schoolsT3
MCAS achievementState percentile, all grades	24th	39th
Student growthHow far the district moves children, not who enrolled	42nd	47th
Graduation rate	90%	88.6%
State accountabilityDESE’s own summary	Moderate progress toward targets	Moderate progress toward targets
Spending per pupilHigher is not better — it tracks need, not results	$20,921	$20,194
Schools in the districtElementary and middle buildings the rating averages	1	7
Private schools within 12 miAccredited, the fallback if the district does not fit	15	14

What a home costsAvon ahead on 5 of 7

	Avon	Stoughton
4BR house	$550kT1	$675kT2
3BR townhouse	$425k	$525k
2BR condo	$315k	$390k
3BR homeZillow’s observed median, houses and condos together — measured, not modeled like the rows above	$571k	$622k
3BR rent	$3,243/mo	$3,243/mo
Income needed for the 4BRHousehold income at our standard assumptions	$153k	$182k
10-year price growthCompound, 2016–2026	6% a year	6.1% a year

What you pay the townEven, 1 each of 4

	Avon	Stoughton
Tax ratePer $1,000 of value — not what you pay	$13.35T3	$11.81T2
Est. tax bill on that 4BRRate times the town’s own median 4BR	≈$7,300	≈$8,000
Town spending per residentFY2025 general fund, per head	$7,301	$4,871
Share of budget on schools	35%	45%

Getting to workEven, 1 each of 3

	Avon	Stoughton
Commute to BostonDoor to door at peak	44 minT2	47 minT3
MBTA rail	No MBTA rail	Commuter rail · ~46 min to terminal
Miles from downtown	15 mi	17 mi

Before kindergartenStoughton ahead on 3 of 4

	Avon	Stoughton
Licensed child care programsBefore kindergarten	8	32
Child care placesLicensed capacity, not vacancies	163	1,498
Centers vs family programsThe rest are programs in a provider’s home	3 centers	13 centers
Infant places in centersFamily programs report no age split	16	240

What the place is likeDescribes the two, does not rank them

	Avon	Stoughton
Population	4,777	29,281
Energy	4/10	6/10
Compact center	4/10	6/10
Family amenities	6/10	6/10
Culture	4/10	6/10
Gathering places	6/10	7/10

The tax bill is each town’s own rate on its own median 4BR, so a lower rate does not always mean a lower bill. School tiers are editorial, shown beside the state’s own MCAS figures rather than derived from them.

Prices calibrated to Zillow ZHVI and Redfin · FY2026 residential tax rates · rail leg from the MBTA timetable, drive modeled · rents are HUD FY2027 Small Area FMRs · reviewed September 11, 2026 · methodology. Never uses demographics as an input.

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