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Plympton vs Windsor vs Plainfield vs Middleborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plympton has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Windsor | Plainfield | Middleborough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,935 |
1,065Lowest |
15,141 |
24,505Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +4.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.2Highest 19% above U.S. |
44.8±6.4 15% above U.S. |
37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
43.4±2.1 12% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Plympton and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.6%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plympton and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
32% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield 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±$20kHighest 57% above U.S. |
$115,563±$10k 43% above U.S. |
$76,993±$8kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$97,056±$7k 20% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $517,800±$52kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$389,700±$32k 17% above U.S. |
$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$468,700±$18k 41% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $555±$148Lowest 61% below U.S. |
— | $1,204±$70 15% below U.S. |
$1,706±$72Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,628Highest 113% above U.S. |
$3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$4,209 35% above U.S. |
$6,023 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±40.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.2%±11.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middleborough 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 25% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor 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 | — | #131 of 149 in CT | #170 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plympton | — | Plainfield School District | Middleborough |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Plainfield High School | Middleborough High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3Lowest |
11.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.