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Plympton vs Ware 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%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
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 | Ware | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,935Lowest |
10,048 |
14,027Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% MA: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.2 16% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% 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% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest 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% |
20.6%±3.4Lowest 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% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ware 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±$20kHighest 22% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$119,876±$13k 15% above MA |
| Plympton and Kingston 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 |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$610,600±$30kHighest 9% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
$1,159±$244Highest 34% below MA |
| Kingston and Ware 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 |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$7,650Highest 28% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±40.6 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3% MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
81.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #99 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plympton | Ware | Kingston · Silver Lake |
| High school in town | None in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Silver Lake Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
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.