Foxborough vs Sharon
You are paying about $150k more for a 4BR in Sharon, and in exchange you get the stronger schools. That is the trade in plain terms: $150k for one tier of schooling.
Sharon is about 8 minutes closer to downtown Boston at peak. Over a decade of commuting that gap is worth more than most people price it at.
On tax, look past the rate: Foxborough works out roughly $6,200 a year cheaper on its own median 4BR.
Choose Foxborough if you want the lower price.
All Foxborough numbers →Choose Sharon if you want the stronger schools of the two, or the commute matters most.
All Sharon numbers →Side by side
The better of the two is highlighted on each row. Where a row is not highlighted, the two are close enough that calling a winner would be false precision.
| Foxborough | Sharon | |
|---|---|---|
| School tier | solid schoolsT3 | strong schoolsT2 |
| MCAS percentile | 77th | 91st |
| Niche district rank | 48th of 236 | 7th of 236 |
| 4BR house | $800kT2 | $950kT3 |
| 2BR condo | $460k | $535k |
| Commute to Boston | 55 minT3 | 47 minT3 |
| MBTA rail | Commuter rail · ~51 min to terminal | Commuter rail · ~35 min to terminal |
| Tax rate | $13.00T3 | $17.50T4 |
| Est. tax bill on that 4BR | ≈$10,400 | ≈$16,600 |
| 3BR rent | $3,083/mo | $3,563/mo |
Prices are estimates calibrated to the Zillow Home Value Index and Redfin; tax rates are FY2026 residential rates and the bill applies that rate to the town’s own median 4BR estimate; commutes take the rail leg from the MBTA timetable and still model the drive; rents are HUD FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents. School tiers are editorial and shown next to the state’s own MCAS figures. Data last reviewed — see the methodology. This comparison never uses demographics as an input.
