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Plympton vs Boylston vs Carver
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plympton has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Boylston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Carver has the most affordable homes ($434k 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 | Plympton | Boylston | Carver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,935Lowest |
4,948 |
11,712Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% MA: +7.4% |
+11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.2 16% above MA |
48.2±2.3Highest 21% above MA |
45.9±3.5Lowest 15% above MA |
| Boylston and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Plympton and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±5 MA: 17.9% |
22%±4.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Carver and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% MA: 47.3% |
54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
28.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Carver and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,736±$20k 22% above MA |
$140,962±$28kHighest 36% above MA |
$91,250±$23kLowest 12% below MA |
| Boylston and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $517,800±$52k 8% below MA |
$578,600±$47kHighest about the MA average |
$434,200±$21kLowest 23% below MA |
| Boylston and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
$2,032±$350Highest 15% above MA |
$1,827±$345 4% above MA |
| Boylston and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,628 11% above MA |
$7,266Highest 21% above MA |
$6,455Lowest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±40.6 MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±16.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55%±23.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Carver and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest MA: 10% |
6.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1977Lowest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1980 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
27 minLowest 8% below MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.9%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Boylston and Plympton 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 | #110 of 282 in MA | #72 of 282 in MA | #237 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plympton | Berlin-Boylston | Carver |
| High school in town | None in town | Tahanto Regional High | Carver Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Highest |
9.7Lowest |
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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.