Compare towns
Plympton vs Tyringham vs Middleborough
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).
Tyringham has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Tyringham | Middleborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,935 |
494Lowest |
24,505Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
— | +4.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.2 16% above MA |
59.2±2.7Highest 48% above MA |
43.4±2.1Lowest 9% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
8.7%±5.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.8%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Plympton and Middleborough 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% |
35.2%±8.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.8%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Tyringham 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% |
66.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±2.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Tyringham 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±$20k 22% above MA |
$163,333±$28kHighest 57% above MA |
$97,056±$7kLowest 7% below MA |
| Tyringham 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 |
$699,400±$96kHighest 24% above MA |
$468,700±$18kLowest 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
$1,050±$393 40% below MA |
$1,706±$72Highest 3% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,628Highest 11% above MA |
$4,632Lowest 23% below MA |
$6,023 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±40.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.2%±11.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Tyringham and Middleborough 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% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.9% MA: 62.5% |
76.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1979Lowest 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
31 minLowest 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Tyringham 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 | — | #170 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plympton | — | Middleborough |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Middleborough High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.3 |
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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.