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Dighton vs Calais vs Berkley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dighton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Berkley has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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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.
| Measure | Dighton | Calais | Berkley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193Highest |
1,713Lowest |
6,829 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9 10% above U.S. |
42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
43.4±4.1Highest 12% above U.S. |
| Berkley and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Calais and Berkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Calais and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Berkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $136,646±$19k 69% above U.S. |
$100,625±$27kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$144,205±$49kHighest 79% above U.S. |
| Berkley and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $501,900±$47k 51% above U.S. |
$390,300±$36kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$511,200±$45kHighest 54% above U.S. |
| Berkley and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,408±$392Highest about the U.S. average |
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| Calais and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,452 107% above U.S. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
$6,018Lowest 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Calais and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Berkley 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 | #85 of 282 in MA | — | #155 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Berkley |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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U.S. 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.