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Chaplin vs Plympton vs Sprague
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Plympton has the most expensive homes ($518k median).
Sprague has the most renters (32.8% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Chaplin | Plympton | Sprague |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
2,935 |
2,962Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.7±4.8Lowest 12% above U.S. |
46.4±4.2 19% above U.S. |
48.5±10.7Highest 25% above U.S. |
| Sprague and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Plympton and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plympton and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
38.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chaplin and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,846±$14k 21% above U.S. |
$126,736±$20kHighest 57% above U.S. |
$92,850±$11kLowest 15% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $255,200±$24kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$517,800±$52kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$273,500±$17k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275Highest 4% above U.S. |
$555±$148Lowest 61% below U.S. |
$1,247±$144 12% below U.S. |
| Chaplin and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,524Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$6,628Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,668 50% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.8%±40.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
26.9%±12.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plympton and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 23% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plympton and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #110 of 282 in MA | #141 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Plympton | Sprague School District |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.