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Plympton vs Windsor vs Windsor Locks 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%).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Middleborough has the most renters (23.1% rent).
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 | Windsor Locks | Middleborough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,935 |
1,065Lowest |
12,579 |
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. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above 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% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Plympton and Middleborough 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% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest 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% |
28.6%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% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks 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. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$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. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% 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. |
— | $1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
$1,706±$72Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,628Highest 113% above U.S. |
$3,867 24% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% 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% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.2%±11.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest 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% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
76.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 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. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
31 min 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±2.9Lowest 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 | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #170 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plympton | — | Windsor Locks School District | Middleborough |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Windsor Locks High School | Middleborough High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.9Lowest |
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.