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Pembroke vs Ware vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Duxbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Ware | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,382Highest |
10,048Lowest |
16,185 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% MA: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.3 14% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
47.6±2.3Highest 19% above MA |
| 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 MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.5%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| 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 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
24.5%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Duxbury and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
70.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Pembroke and Ware 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 41% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$176,583±$29kHighest 70% above MA |
| 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 4% above MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$874,600±$35kHighest 56% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,464±$753Highest 40% above MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,591±$2k 10% below MA |
| 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 10% above MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$9,518Highest 59% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±5.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.8%±31.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 19% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.6 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.1%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #32 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Pembroke | Ware | Duxbury |
| High school in town | Pembroke High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Duxbury High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
11.1 |
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.