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Pembroke vs Chaplin vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pembroke has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Duxbury has the most expensive homes ($875k 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 | Pembroke | Chaplin | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,382Highest |
2,070Lowest |
16,185 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.3 17% above U.S. |
43.7±4.8Lowest 12% above U.S. |
47.6±2.3Highest 22% above U.S. |
| Duxbury and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Duxbury and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.5%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Duxbury and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
70.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±6.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chaplin and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $146,285±$17k 81% above U.S. |
$97,846±$14kLowest 21% above U.S. |
$176,583±$29kHighest 119% above U.S. |
| Duxbury and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $586,500±$28k 76% above U.S. |
$255,200±$24kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$874,600±$35kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,464±$753Highest 74% above U.S. |
$1,473±$275Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$1,591±$2k 13% above U.S. |
| Pembroke and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,585 111% above U.S. |
$4,524Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$9,518Highest 205% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±5.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.8%±31.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Duxbury and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 31% above U.S. |
32 minLowest 23% above U.S. |
33 min 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±10Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.1%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Duxbury 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 | — | #32 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Pembroke | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Duxbury |
| High school in town | Pembroke High School | Parish Hill High School | Duxbury High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
7.5Lowest |
9.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.