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Pembroke

South Shore · pop. 18,361

Pembroke is the South Shore's sensible middle: decent schools, sub-$700K entry, and MBTA commuter rail access to Boston at Kingston station five minutes away.

Commuter ValueFamily Suburb
Livability Index
48
/ 100
Ranks #185 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$642k
4.5× household income
Household income
$141k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
42 min
peak driving
Population
18,361
5-yr trend 62/100

How Pembroke scores

Schools
75
Safety
83
Walkability
16
Transit
20
Biking
18
Dining
40
Nightlife
18
Arts & Culture
25
Green Space
32
Diversity
26
Climate
66

The honest read

Best for
First-time buyers wanting South Shore location without the premium price tags of Duxbury or Cohasset.
The tradeoff
Strictly suburban with no real downtown, and school scores are solidly average.

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Nearby towns

Bordering and adjacent Massachusetts towns near Pembroke.

Hanover
52/100 · $800k
South Shore
Norwell
55/100 · $1.00M
South Shore
Hanson
46/100 · $594k
South Shore
Kingston
50/100 · $673k
South Shore

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