Mansfield vs Foxborough, MA: Taxes, Trains and Home Values Compared

The town of Mansfield is in Bristol County and the town of Foxborough is in Norfolk County. The two towns share a town line near the I-95 and I-495 interchange and are close in size, at 20.10 and 19.86 square miles of land. Their tax rates and typical home values are nearly the same. Their train service is not.

Which town has the lower property tax rate, Mansfield or Foxborough?

Foxborough's FY2026 residential tax rate is $13.00 per $1,000 of assessed value. Mansfield's FY2026 residential tax rate is $13.09 per $1,000. On a home assessed at $500,000, that is $6,500 a year in Foxborough and $6,545 a year in Mansfield, a difference of $45.

Both towns use a split tax rate, so commercial, industrial and personal property pays more per $1,000 than homes do: $19.81 in Mansfield and $18.24 in Foxborough. A rate is not a bill. Each town's assessor sets the value the rate applies to, so compare the assessed values of the homes you are considering. The FY2026 property tax rates by town guide shows how both rates compare with nearby towns.

Do homes cost more in Mansfield or in Foxborough?

The typical home value is $719,000 in Foxborough and $715,000 in Mansfield (Zillow Home Value Index, August 2026). The $4,000 gap is less than 1%. Since the third quarter of 2025, the index has risen 3.0% in Mansfield, from $694,000, and 1.4% in Foxborough, from $709,000.

The index estimates the typical value of homes in a town. It is not the median price of homes that sold. The Redfin figures in this site's data run through May 2026. For the second quarter of 2026 up to that point, they show homes selling for an average of 100.1% of final list price in Mansfield and 101.3% in Foxborough, and monthly median days on market averaging 21 in Mansfield and 25 in Foxborough. The home buying guide explains how to turn town figures into a budget for one house.

How long is the train to Boston from Mansfield and from Foxborough?

Mansfield station is at 1 Crocker Street on the Providence/Stoughton Line. On the MBTA weekday schedule checked on October 9, 2026, 21 inbound trains ran from Mansfield to South Station in 39 to 46 minutes. On the weekend of October 10 and 11, 10 inbound trains ran each day in about 47 minutes.

Foxboro station is on the Franklin/Foxboro Line. Its address is Gillette Stadium, near Lots 3 and 4, about a quarter of a mile from the stadium. The MBTA says the line serves Foxboro station on weekdays only. On October 9, 2026 the line was running on a construction schedule that took effect September 21, 2026. On that weekday schedule, nine inbound trains ran from Foxboro to South Station in 51 to 63 minutes, and four more weekday departures were shuttle buses to Walpole that met inbound trains. The Franklin/Foxboro Line schedule showed no Foxboro trains on Saturday, October 10 or Sunday, October 11.

Fares follow MBTA zones. Mansfield is in Zone 6, where a one-way ticket is $10.50 and a monthly pass is $340. Foxboro is in Zone 4, where they are $8.75 and $281. Mansfield's town-managed lot has 806 spaces at $3 a day with a resident sticker and $5 without. Foxboro's lot has 141 spaces at $4 on weekdays and is closed on weekends.

Which highways serve Mansfield and Foxborough?

Both towns are minutes from I-95 and I-495, and Route 140 runs through both. Foxborough also has Route 1. Gillette Stadium is about 3 miles south on Route 1 from I-95 Exit 19 and about 4 miles north on Route 1 from I-495 Exit 36A. The Discover Mansfield site also lists Route 123 and Mansfield Municipal Airport.

How are the public schools organized in Mansfield and Foxborough?

Each town has its own public school district. Mansfield Public Schools serves grades PK-12 in five schools, and its high school is Mansfield High School, grades 9-12, on East Street. Foxborough Public Schools serves grades PK-12 in five schools, and its high school is Foxborough High School, grades 9-12, on South Street. Foxborough is also home to Foxborough Regional Charter School, a public charter school for grades K-12. This guide does not rate schools. The state's school and district profiles publish enrollment and results for each one.

What venues and public land do Mansfield and Foxborough have?

Foxborough has Gillette Stadium at One Patriot Place on Route 1, home of the New England Patriots and the New England Revolution. Patriot Place, next to the stadium, has more than 1.3 million square feet of shopping, dining and entertainment. Mansfield has the Xfinity Center at 885 South Main Street on Route 140, a 19,900-capacity outdoor amphitheater that opened in 1986 as Great Woods.

For public land, Foxborough has F. Gilbert Hills State Forest, a 1,000-acre state forest with 23 miles of trails and free parking at 45 Mill Street. Mansfield has the Great Woods, which the town describes as its largest collection of protected conservation parcels. The Great Woods has five major and three minor trails, with an entrance and parking area on Oak Street.

What do game days and concert nights mean for traffic in Foxborough and Mansfield?

Event traffic from both venues lands on the same highways. Before a stadium match in March 2026, MassDOT said it expected more traffic on roads approaching Foxborough, including Route 1, I-95 and I-495. In August 2025, on a night with a Patriots preseason game at Gillette Stadium and a concert at the Xfinity Center, Foxborough police said traffic on Routes 495 and 95 would be at a standstill, Boston 25 News reported. In Mansfield, The Sun Chronicle reported police warnings of traffic delays before three-concert weekends at the Xfinity Center in June 2023 and July 2024.

The MBTA schedules event trains for every Patriots game at Gillette Stadium and for select concerts, at $20 round trip, and its Providence event trains stop at Mansfield. If you are considering a home near Route 1 in Foxborough or Route 140 in Mansfield, check both venues' calendars and drive the street on an event day.

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