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Plympton vs Hanson vs Kingston
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 homeowners (93.1%).
Hanson has the youngest population (median age 42.8).
Kingston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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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 | Hanson | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,935Lowest |
10,660 |
14,027Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.2% MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.2 16% above MA |
42.8±3Lowest 7% above MA |
46.5±3.9Highest 16% above MA |
| Kingston 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% |
21.6%±3.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±5 MA: 17.9% |
19.7%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.8%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Kingston 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
42.6% MA: 47.3% |
48.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Hanson and Plympton 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 |
$132,200±$10kHighest 27% above MA |
$119,876±$13kLowest 15% above MA |
| Hanson 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±$52kLowest 8% below MA |
$533,900±$36k 5% below MA |
$610,600±$30kHighest 9% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
$1,821±$860Highest 3% above MA |
$1,159±$244 34% below MA |
| Hanson and Kingston 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 |
$6,402Lowest 7% above MA |
$7,650Highest 28% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±40.6 MA: 51.8% |
69%±33.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hanson 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% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
81.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1972Lowest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 13% above MA |
34 min 15% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.5%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Kingston 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 | #149 of 282 in MA | #99 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plympton | Whitman-Hanson | Kingston · Silver Lake |
| High school in town | None in town | Whitman Hanson Regional | Silver Lake Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7Highest |
12.0Lowest |
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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.