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Kingston vs Worcester vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Worcester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.1%).
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 | Worcester | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,027Lowest |
207,055Highest |
16,185 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.5±3.9 16% above MA |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
47.6±2.3Highest 19% above MA |
| Duxbury and Kingston 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% |
19.6%±0.8Lowest 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%±3.7 MA: 17.9% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.5%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Duxbury and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2% MA: 47.3% |
35.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
70.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,876±$13k 15% above MA |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% below MA |
$176,583±$29kHighest 70% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,600±$30k 9% above MA |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
$874,600±$35kHighest 56% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,159±$244Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,487±$38 16% below MA |
$1,591±$2kHighest 10% below MA |
| Duxbury and Worcester 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 |
$4,733Lowest 21% below MA |
$9,518Highest 59% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9 MA: 51.8% |
57.8%±31.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Duxbury and Worcester 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% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
5.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 20% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.5%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.1%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Duxbury and Kingston 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 | #266 of 282 in MA | #32 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Kingston · Silver Lake | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester | Duxbury |
| High school in town | Silver Lake Regional High | South High Community | Duxbury High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
14.6Highest |
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.