Compare towns
Plympton vs Warwick vs Oakham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plympton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Warwick has the most affordable homes ($349k median).
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 | Warwick | Oakham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,935Highest |
776Lowest |
1,639 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0% MA: +7.4% |
-2.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.2Lowest 16% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
49±2.3 23% above MA |
| Warwick and Oakham 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% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.2%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Plympton and Oakham 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% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Warwick 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% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Oakham 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 |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
$102,000±$20k about the MA average |
| Plympton and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $517,800±$52kHighest 8% below MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$420,100±$20k 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
$1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
$1,174±$81 33% below MA |
| Warwick and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,628Highest 11% above MA |
$4,380 27% below MA |
$4,103Lowest 32% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±40.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3 MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±69.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Plympton and Warwick 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% MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 13% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
39 min 32% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick 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 | — | — |
| School district | Plympton | Warwick | Quabbin |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.