Compare towns
Danvers vs Dighton vs Middleton vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danvers has the most renters (30.8% rent).
Dighton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
Middleton has the most expensive homes ($743k median).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Danvers | Dighton | Middleton | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
8,193Lowest |
9,816 |
9,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+8.8% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
43.1±2 8% above MA |
44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
| Danvers and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4% MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.7% MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dighton and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kLowest 21% above MA |
$136,646±$19k 31% above MA |
$167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
| Middleton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23k 15% above MA |
$501,900±$47kLowest 11% below MA |
$742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,405±$192 20% below MA |
$1,407±$284 20% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$6,452Lowest 8% above MA |
$8,785Highest 47% above MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
25.7%±25.3 MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.4% MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1% MA: 62.5% |
92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
30 min 3% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Danvers 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 | #91 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA | #71 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Middleton | Sutton |
| High school in town | — | Bristol County Agricultural High | None in town | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9Lowest |
— | 12.6Highest |
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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.