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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
50 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

Who lives in Pembroke

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
43.2
Foreign-born
2.9%
Bachelor's or higher
45.2%
Population
18k
White93%
Hispanic / Latino2.2%
Asian1.7%
Black0.3%
Other / multi2.8%

Schools in Pembroke

Pembroke School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Above average
67/100
ELA · 3-8
p47
42.7%
Math · 3-8
p76
59%
ELA · 10
p72
71.2%
Math · 10
p70
65%
Grad rate
96.5%
Above average
Spend / pupil
$20.5k
Below average
Teachers / 100
7.7
Bottom 25%
Enrollment
2,417

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

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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