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Plympton vs Putnam vs Millville
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%).
Putnam has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Millville has the highest household income ($127k).
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 | Putnam | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,935Lowest |
9,292Highest |
3,160 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.2Highest 19% above U.S. |
43.7±3Lowest 12% above U.S. |
46±2.2 18% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Millville 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% |
18.6%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Plympton and Putnam 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% |
18.5%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plympton and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millville and Putnam 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 57% above U.S. |
$70,561±$7kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$127,188±$32kHighest 58% above U.S. |
| Millville 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±$52kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$269,200±$11kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$444,600±$25k 34% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Millville 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. |
$1,149±$44 19% below U.S. |
$1,468±$234Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,628Highest 113% above U.S. |
$3,860Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$5,327 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±40.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.7%±11.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
36.2%±24.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plympton and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
32 min 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plympton and Millville 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 | #128 of 149 in CT | #180 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plympton | Putnam School District | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | None in town | Putnam High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.