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Kingston vs Plainfield vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kingston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($309k median).
Duxbury has the highest household income ($177k).
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 | Kingston | Plainfield | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,027 |
616Lowest |
16,185Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.5±3.9Lowest 16% above MA |
50.6±9.5Highest 27% above MA |
47.6±2.3 19% above MA |
| Plainfield and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.5%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Duxbury and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±3.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
24.5%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.6% MA: 47.3% |
70.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,876±$13k 15% above MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
$176,583±$29kHighest 70% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,600±$30k 9% above MA |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
$874,600±$35kHighest 56% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,159±$244Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,292±$558 27% below MA |
$1,591±$2kHighest 10% below MA |
| Duxbury and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650 28% above MA |
$4,458Lowest 26% below MA |
$9,518Highest 59% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
57.8%±31.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Duxbury and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
5.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
91.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 20% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
33 minLowest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.5%±4.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
25.1%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Plainfield and Duxbury 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 | #99 of 282 in MA | — | #32 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Kingston · Silver Lake | — | Duxbury |
| High school in town | Silver Lake Regional High | — | Duxbury High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Highest |
— | 9.9Lowest |
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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.