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Wrentham vs Reading vs Kingston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wrentham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Reading has the most people working from home (30.2%).
Kingston has the most affordable homes ($611k 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 | Wrentham | Reading | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,297Lowest |
25,612Highest |
14,027 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.2Highest 17% above MA |
43.7±2.3Lowest 9% above MA |
46.5±3.9 16% above MA |
| Wrentham and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Reading and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.8%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Kingston and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.1% MA: 47.3% |
66.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,676±$17k 46% above MA |
$165,912±$13kHighest 60% above MA |
$119,876±$13kLowest 15% above MA |
| Reading and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $654,900±$26k 17% above MA |
$809,000±$22kHighest 44% above MA |
$610,600±$30kLowest 9% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$628 33% below MA |
$1,991±$273Highest 13% above MA |
$1,159±$244Lowest 34% below MA |
| Reading and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,373Lowest 23% above MA |
$9,320Highest 56% above MA |
$7,650 28% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±15.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±9.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
35.9%±13 MA: 51.8% |
| Wrentham and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% MA: 62.5% |
82.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1982 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 11% above MA |
31 minLowest 6% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4 MA: 18.6% |
30.2%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.5%±4.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #49 of 282 in MA | #50 of 282 in MA | #99 of 282 in MA |
| School district | King Philip · Wrentham | Reading | Kingston · Silver Lake |
| High school in town | King Philip Regional High | Reading Memorial High | Silver Lake Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
12.1 |
12.0Lowest |
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| 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.