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Halifax vs Plympton vs Williamsburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Halifax has the youngest population (median age 41.9).
Plympton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Williamsburg has the most people working from home (26.5%).
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 | Halifax | Plympton | Williamsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,748Highest |
2,935 |
2,694Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% MA: +7.4% |
+3.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±4.7Lowest 5% above MA |
46.4±4.2 16% above MA |
50±2.4Highest 25% above MA |
| Williamsburg and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±5 MA: 19.4% |
18.6%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Halifax and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±5Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38.4% MA: 47.3% |
60.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.2%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Williamsburg and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,556±$11k 14% above MA |
$126,736±$20kHighest 22% above MA |
$104,792±$21kLowest about the MA average |
| Plympton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $481,500±$51k 14% below MA |
$517,800±$52kHighest 8% below MA |
$403,100±$37kLowest 28% below MA |
| Plympton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,804±$375Highest about the MA average |
$555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
$1,420±$228 19% below MA |
| Halifax and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,840Highest 14% above MA |
$6,628 11% above MA |
$5,761Lowest 4% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±37.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
50.8%±40.6 MA: 51.8% |
61%±28Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Williamsburg and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6% MA: 10% |
10.3%Highest MA: 10% |
2.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
93.1% MA: 62.5% |
82.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1955Lowest 9 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
25 minLowest 13% below MA |
| Work from home | 13.9%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±6 MA: 18.6% |
26.5%±6.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Williamsburg and Plympton 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 | #120 of 282 in MA | #110 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Halifax | Plympton | Williamsburg |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA 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.