Community Guide
Home of Gillette Stadium and Patriot Place, Foxborough pairs a classic New England town common with a commercial tax base most suburbs envy — plus weekday commuter rail to South Station and 1,000 acres of state forest on its west side.
Quick Answer
Foxborough is 22 miles southwest of Boston at Interstates 95 and 495. Foxboro station, at Gillette Stadium, has weekday MBTA Franklin/Foxboro Line trains to South Station in about an hour. The 1,000-acre F. Gilbert Hills State Forest is in town. Foxborough's FY2026 tax rate is $13.00 per $1,000 and its typical home value is about $713,000 (Zillow, September 2026).
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| County | Norfolk County |
|---|---|
| ZIP code | 02035 |
| FY2026 residential tax rate | $13.00 per $1,000 of assessed value |
| Typical home value | $713,000 (Zillow, September 2026) |
| Commuter rail | Foxboro station at Gillette Stadium, Franklin/Foxboro Line, weekdays; about 1 hour to South Station |
| Public schools | Foxborough Public Schools, the town's own PK-12 district; Foxborough High School |
| Highways | At the intersections of Interstates 95 and 495 |
| Distance to Boston | About 22 miles southwest |
Overview
Foxborough sits at the center of the Route 1, I-95, and I-495 triangle, about 22 miles southwest of Boston, and it is best known for a stadium — but the buying case here is quieter than the Sunday crowds suggest. Zillow puts the typical Foxborough home value near $719,000 as of August 2026, while Redfin's data for the town's zip code shows a median sale price around $765,000 for July through September 2026, up 10.4% year over year, with a median of 22 days on market. The FY2026 residential tax rate is $13.00 per $1,000 — right in line with Mansfield at $13.09 and well below Sharon's $17.15 next door, a gap the commercial tax base from Gillette Stadium and Patriot Place helps sustain.
That stadium earns its keep. Gillette Stadium anchors Patriot Place, an open-air complex of shops, restaurants, offices, and healthcare that no neighboring town can match — and this summer it put Foxborough on the world stage as a host venue for 2026 FIFA World Cup matches. The complex keeps adding tenants: Chick-fil-A opened in October 2025, the 250-seat Estella followed in November, Rev'd unveiled an expanded studio in March 2026, and Mass Appeal Draught House & Grille opened its renovated 16-tap space in June 2026. That commercial engine means jobs and a dinner-and-a-movie district in town, not a drive away. The honest trade-off: Route 1 backs up on event days, and locals plan around it. Neighborhoods off the town center feel removed from stadium life the other 300-plus days a year.
Day to day, the town centers on Foxborough Common — a shaded green framed by Memorial Hall and a protected local historic district, with free summer concerts at the Jaycees bandstand. F. Gilbert Hills State Forest adds roughly 1,000 acres and 23 miles of hiking and mountain-biking trails on the west side of town, including a stretch of the 30-mile Warner Trail. Foxborough Public Schools serves prekindergarten through grade 12, and the town also hosts Foxborough Regional Charter School, a tuition-free K-12 school. For commuters, Foxboro Station offers weekday Franklin/Foxboro Line service — made permanent in October 2023 — running about an hour to South Station from a station rebuilt in 2026 with a new 800-foot high-level platform.
Current Properties
Current listings represented by Jessica Shauffer and the Weinstein Keach Team at Coldwell Banker Realty.
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The things buyers ask about most in Foxborough, in brief.
Zillow puts the typical Foxborough home value near $719,000 as of August 2026. Redfin's data for the town's zip code shows a median sale price around $765,000 for July through September 2026, up 10.4% year over year, with a median of 22 days on market. The FY2026 residential tax rate is $13.00 per $1,000 — well below Sharon's $17.15 next door.
The state counts 2,450 students in Foxborough Public Schools for 2025-26, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1. The town is also home to Foxborough Regional Charter School, a tuition-free K-12 charter with 1,411 students.
F. Gilbert Hills State Forest covers about 1,000 acres with 23 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding, including a leg of the 30-mile Warner Trail. Closer to the center, Foxborough Common hosts free summer concerts at the Jaycees bandstand, framed by Memorial Hall and a protected historic district.
Foxboro Station runs weekday Franklin/Foxboro Line trains to South Station in about an hour — service made permanent in October 2023 and backed by a $32.7 million station rebuild that opened in June 2026 ahead of the World Cup. Drivers get the Route 1 corridor plus quick access to both I-95 and I-495.
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Common Questions
It depends on what you need. Foxborough sits where Interstates 95 and 495 meet and has weekday commuter rail from Foxboro station, about an hour from South Station. It runs its own PK-12 school district with five schools. F. Gilbert Hills State Forest has 23 miles of trails, and Gillette Stadium is in town. The town's housing plan says 67 percent of homes are single-family houses.
MARKET DATA
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (typical home value), data through September 2026.
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