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Plympton vs Weweantic

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 people working from home (19.3%).
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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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.

MeasurePlymptonWeweantic
People
Population
2,935Highest
1,452Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.9%Highest
MA: +7.4%
+0.2%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
46.4±4.2Highest
16% above MA
44.4±13.9Lowest
11% above MA
Plympton and Weweantic 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%
11.2%±7.9Lowest
MA: 19.4%
Plympton and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.7%±5Highest
MA: 17.9%
17.3%±6.9Lowest
MA: 17.9%
Plympton and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38.4%Highest
MA: 47.3%
30.6%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.2%±1.8Lowest
MA: 7.9%
10.1%±8.5Highest
MA: 7.9%
Weweantic 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
$62,481±$39kLowest
40% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$517,800±$52kHighest
8% below MA
$420,800±$42kLowest
25% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$555±$148
69% below MA
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,628Highest
11% above MA
$3,764Lowest
37% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50.8%±40.6Highest
MA: 51.8%
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
Plympton and Weweantic 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%
0%Lowest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.1%Highest
MA: 62.5%
88.7%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
17 yrs newer than MA
1973Lowest
9 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
13% above MA
22 minLowest
24% below MA
Work from home
19.3%±6Highest
MA: 18.6%
3.6%±3.8Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #110 of 282 in MA —
School district Plympton —
High school in town None in town —
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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.