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Plympton vs Sutton 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 kids (21.6% under 18).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Kingston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Sutton | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,935Lowest |
9,452 |
14,027Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.2 16% above MA |
44.3±2.5Lowest 11% 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% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Plympton and Kingston 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% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest 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% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Sutton 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 |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$119,876±$13kLowest 15% above MA |
| Sutton 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 |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
$610,600±$30kHighest 9% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
$1,190±$401Highest 32% below MA |
$1,159±$244 34% below MA |
| Sutton and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,628Lowest 11% above MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
$7,650Highest 28% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±40.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Plympton and Sutton 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% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.7% MA: 62.5% |
81.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1981Lowest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.5%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Kingston 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 | #105 of 282 in MA | #99 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plympton | Sutton | Kingston · Silver Lake |
| High school in town | None in town | Sutton High School | Silver Lake Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
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.