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Plympton vs Upton 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 affordable homes ($518k median).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
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 | Upton | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,935Lowest |
8,189 |
14,027Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.2Lowest 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% 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%±5 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Plympton 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% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest 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% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Plympton and Kingston 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 |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$119,876±$13kLowest 15% above MA |
| Upton 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 |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$610,600±$30kHighest 9% above MA |
| Kingston and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
$948±$599 46% below MA |
$1,159±$244Highest 34% below MA |
| Kingston and Upton 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 |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$7,650 28% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±40.6 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Upton 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% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% 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 minLowest 13% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
35 min 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.5%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton 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 | #46 of 282 in MA | #99 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plympton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Kingston · Silver Lake |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | Silver Lake Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Lowest |
12.0Highest |
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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.