Compare towns
Pembroke vs Ayer vs Seekonk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pembroke has the most expensive homes ($587k median).
Ayer has the most renters (30.8% rent).
Seekonk has the shortest commute (29 min average).
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 | Pembroke | Ayer | Seekonk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,382Highest |
8,645Lowest |
15,694 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+13.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.3 14% above MA |
39.2±2.8Lowest about the MA average |
46±3Highest 15% above MA |
| Seekonk and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.3%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.7%±3 MA: 19.4% |
| Ayer and Seekonk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Pembroke and Seekonk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
42.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
43.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Pembroke and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $146,285±$17kHighest 41% above MA |
$101,875±$15kLowest about the MA average |
$120,613±$6k 16% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $586,500±$28kHighest 4% above MA |
$463,800±$29kLowest 17% below MA |
$482,800±$16k 14% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,464±$753Highest 40% above MA |
$1,415±$180Lowest 20% below MA |
$1,916±$165 9% above MA |
| Pembroke and Seekonk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,585Highest 10% above MA |
$5,057 16% below MA |
$4,956Lowest 17% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±5.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±14.2 MA: 51.8% |
54.9%±19.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Seekonk and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 19% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.6 MA: 18.6% |
21.6%±5.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.1%±4.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Ayer and Pembroke 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 | #82 of 282 in MA | #113 of 282 in MA | #70 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Pembroke | Ayer Shirley School District | Seekonk |
| High school in town | Pembroke High School | Ayer Shirley Regional High School | Seekonk High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
11.5 |
10.6Lowest |
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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.