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Plympton vs Gray vs Middleborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plympton has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Middleborough has the most renters (23.1% rent).
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 | Gray | Middleborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,935Lowest |
8,429 |
24,505Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.2Highest 19% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
43.4±2.1Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Plympton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plympton and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,736±$20kHighest 57% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$97,056±$7k 20% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $517,800±$52kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$468,700±$18k 41% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $555±$148Lowest 61% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,706±$72Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,628Highest 113% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$6,023 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±40.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.2%±11.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middleborough and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
76.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
31 min 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plympton and Middleborough 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #170 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plympton | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Middleborough |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Middleborough High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
11.3Lowest |
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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.