What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bridgewater Town has the most renters (24.4% rent).

Dighton has the highest household income ($137k).

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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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bridgewater Town	Dighton
People
Population	28,471Highest	8,193Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+14.3% MA: +7.4%
Median age	37.6±1.6Lowest 6% below MA	42.7±2.9Highest 7% above MA
Kids under 18	17.6%±2Lowest MA: 19.4%	21%±4Highest MA: 19.4%
	Dighton and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9%	17.5%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9%
	Dighton and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	39.5%Highest MA: 47.3%	35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	16.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9%	4.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$112,651±$7kLowest 8% above MA	$136,646±$19kHighest 31% above MA
	Dighton and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$533,100±$23kHighest 5% below MA	$501,900±$47kLowest 11% below MA
	Bridgewater Town and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,092±$177Highest 19% above MA	$1,405±$192Lowest 20% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,499Highest 8% above MA	$6,452Lowest 8% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	54.2%±13.2Highest MA: 51.8%	11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8%
Below poverty line	4.8%Highest MA: 10%	2.9%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.6%Lowest MA: 62.5%	90.1%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA	1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 8% above MA	31 minLowest 6% above MA
Work from home	12.7%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6%	11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6%
	Bridgewater Town and Dighton 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	#121 of 282 in MA	#85 of 282 in MA
School district	Bridgewater-Raynham	Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth
High school in town	Bridgewater-Raynham Regional	Bristol County Agricultural High
Students per teacherat that high school	18.1Highest	11.9Lowest
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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.