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Millville vs Plympton vs Ware
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millville has the highest household income ($127k).
Plympton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
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 | Millville | Plympton | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160 |
2,935Lowest |
10,048Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2 15% above MA |
46.4±4.2Highest 16% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
| Plympton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Plympton and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±5Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Plympton and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% MA: 47.3% |
38.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $127,188±$32kHighest 22% above MA |
$126,736±$20k 22% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
| Millville and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $444,600±$25k 21% below MA |
$517,800±$52kHighest 8% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
| Plympton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234Highest 17% below MA |
$555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,327 11% below MA |
$6,628Highest 11% above MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
50.8%±40.6 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.3% MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% MA: 62.5% |
93.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±6Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Plympton and Ware 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 | #180 of 282 in MA | #110 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Plympton | Ware |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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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.