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America's Hometown is also Massachusetts' largest municipality by land area — about 96 square miles taking in a working harbor, Manomet's beaches, and the 3,200-acre Pinehills — with new-construction supply at a scale no neighboring town can match.
Quick Answer
Plymouth is a coastal town about 35 miles south of Boston on Route 3. It has no MBTA rail stop; the Kingston Line ends in Kingston, one town north. It has Plymouth Harbor and part of Myles Standish State Forest. Plymouth's FY2026 tax rate is $12.55 per $1,000 and its typical home value is about $651,000 (Zillow, September 2026).
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| County | Plymouth County |
|---|---|
| ZIP code | 02360 |
| FY2026 residential tax rate | $12.55 per $1,000 of assessed value |
| Typical home value | $651,000 (Zillow, September 2026) |
| Commuter rail | No Plymouth stop. Kingston station (Kingston Line) is one town north; about 60 minutes to South Station |
| Highways | Routes 3, 44 and 25 (to Interstate 495); also Routes 3A and 80 |
| Public schools | Plymouth Public Schools, PK-12, 13 schools; Plymouth North High and Plymouth South High |
| Distance to Boston | About 35 miles south |
Overview
Plymouth is the largest municipality in Massachusetts by land area — about 96 square miles by the Census Bureau's 2020 measure, or 103 as the town counts it — with about 61,200 residents at the 2020 census, and it behaves less like a single town than a collection of villages. Downtown, Plymouth Rock, the Mayflower II, and the Plimoth Patuxet Museums (named the country's best open-air museum by USA Today readers three years running, 2024 through 2026) anchor a genuinely working waterfront of restaurants, shops, and charter boats. South along the coast sit Manomet and White Horse Beach; inland are The Pinehills and Redbrook. That mix is the honest case for Plymouth over its neighbors: a walkable historic downtown, ocean beaches, and large-scale new construction in one town — with an FY2026 residential tax rate of $12.55 per $1,000, certified by the state.
Zillow puts the typical Plymouth home value near $656,000 as of August 2026, while Redfin's spring 2026 data shows a median sale price around $743,000 — up 10.8% year over year — with homes averaging about 47 days on market and two offers apiece. The spread between those two numbers is real information: Plymouth's sales mix leans heavily on new construction, which pushes sale medians well above the value of the typical existing home. The Pinehills, a 3,200-acre master-planned community with more than 2,000 homes across 40-plus neighborhoods and two public 18-hole courses by Rees Jones and Nicklaus Design, drives much of it. Redbrook, developed by cranberry grower A.D. Makepeace off Wareham Road, was reviewed by the state in 2008 as 1,175 residential units on about 381 acres of a 1,333-acre site, and the developer said in 2018 that buildout would reach up to 1,200 homes around a village green with a YMCA and a restaurant.
Plymouth's 55+ market is unusually deep — Great Island, Seton Highlands, and Kensington at The Pinehills, plus Village Crossing and Ocean Walk near Manomet — which keeps a steady pipeline of single-level, low-maintenance inventory that most neighboring towns simply do not build. Commuting is a drive-first proposition: Route 3 runs the length of town, and rail riders head one town north to Kingston station, the terminus of the MBTA Kingston Line, roughly 59 to 63 minutes to South Station. (Plymouth's own MBTA station has been closed since April 2021.) Plymouth Public Schools runs two high schools, Plymouth North and Plymouth South. And for open land, Myles Standish State Forest covers more than 12,400 acres across Plymouth and Carver — the largest public open space in southeastern Massachusetts.
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The things buyers ask about most in Plymouth, in brief.
Zillow's typical Plymouth home value sits near $656,000 as of August 2026, while Redfin's median sale price runs around $743,000 with homes averaging 47 days on market and roughly two offers each. The spread reflects a sales mix heavy on new construction at The Pinehills and Redbrook. FY2026 residential tax rate: $12.55 per $1,000.
Plymouth runs two comprehensive high schools, Plymouth North and Plymouth South. The state counts 6,817 students in the district for 2025-26, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9 to 1.
Myles Standish State Forest spreads more than 12,400 acres across Plymouth and Carver — the largest public open space in southeastern Massachusetts. Add White Horse Beach in Manomet, the working harbor downtown, and two public 18-hole championship courses at Pinehills Golf Club by Rees Jones and Nicklaus Design, and the weekend options run deep.
Route 3 runs the length of town, with multiple exits serving downtown, Manomet, and The Pinehills. For rail, Kingston station — one town north — is the terminus of the MBTA Kingston Line, roughly 59 to 63 minutes to South Station. Plymouth's own MBTA station has been closed since April 2021, so rail riders board at Kingston.
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Common Questions
It depends on what you need. Plymouth has no MBTA rail stop, so rail riders use Kingston station, and Routes 3, 44 and 25 serve drivers. Plymouth Public Schools runs 13 schools, including two high schools. The town has 36 miles of coastline, a waterfront state park and part of Myles Standish State Forest. About 66 percent of housing units are detached houses, per Census Bureau estimates.
MARKET DATA
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (typical home value), data through September 2026.
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