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Plympton vs Woonsocket 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 people working from home (19.3%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% 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 | Woonsocket | Middleborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,935Lowest |
43,521Highest |
24,505 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.2Highest 19% above U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
43.4±2.1 12% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±5 U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Woonsocket and Plympton 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% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
32% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Woonsocket 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. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$97,056±$7k 20% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $517,800±$52kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$311,000±$15kLowest 7% 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. |
$1,161±$48 18% below U.S. |
$1,706±$72Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,628Highest 113% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$6,023 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±40.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4Lowest 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
31 min 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plympton and Middleborough 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 | #37 of 38 in RI | #170 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plympton | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Middleborough |
| High school in town | None in town | Woonsocket High School | Middleborough High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.2Highest |
11.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.