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Dighton vs Exeter vs Middleton
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 the most kids (21% under 18).
Exeter has the most people working from home (19.9%).
Middleton has the most expensive homes ($743k median).
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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 | Exeter | Middleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193Lowest |
16,151Highest |
9,816 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9Lowest 10% above U.S. |
45.8±2.3Highest 18% above U.S. |
43.1±2 11% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±3 U.S.: 22% |
| Dighton and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Dighton 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. |
$110,346±$13kLowest 37% above U.S. |
$167,402±$29kHighest 107% above U.S. |
| Middleton 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. |
$456,600±$21kLowest 37% above U.S. |
$742,700±$48kHighest 123% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,407±$284 about the U.S. average |
| Exeter and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,452Lowest 107% above U.S. |
$8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$8,785 182% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.7%±25.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
30 min 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #85 of 282 in MA | #22 of 120 in NH | #71 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Middleton |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | Exeter High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.