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Plainville vs Chilmark vs Wrentham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($476k median).
Chilmark has the most expensive homes ($1895k median).
Wrentham has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
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 | Plainville | Chilmark | Wrentham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,943 |
1,578Lowest |
12,297Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +20.3% MA: +7.4% |
+40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+11.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.6Lowest 8% above MA |
53.6±8.1Highest 34% above MA |
46.8±3.2 17% above MA |
| Chilmark and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4 MA: 19.4% |
16.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.8%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Wrentham and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±3.8 MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±12.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Chilmark and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
68.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
55.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wrentham and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,106±$13kLowest about the MA average |
$168,750±$28kHighest 62% above MA |
$151,676±$17k 46% above MA |
| Chilmark and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $476,000±$35kLowest 15% below MA |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
$654,900±$26k 17% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,977±$197 12% above MA |
$2,750±$2kHighest 56% above MA |
$1,184±$628Lowest 33% below MA |
| Chilmark and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,329 11% below MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$7,373Highest 23% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.8%±13.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
30.8%±59.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
40.6%±15.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Plainville and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
32 min 8% above MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±11Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.9%±4 MA: 18.6% |
| Chilmark and Wrentham 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 | #102 of 282 in MA | — | #49 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plainville | Up-Island Regional | King Philip · Wrentham |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | King Philip Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.5 |
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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.