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Dighton vs Gray vs Ogunquit 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 the youngest population (median age 42.7).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Berkley has the highest household income ($144k).

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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.

MeasureDightonGrayOgunquitBerkley
People
Population
8,193
8,429Highest
1,379Lowest
6,829
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+14.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.7±2.9Lowest
10% above U.S.
43.4±4.5
12% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
43.4±4.1
12% above U.S.
Kids under 18
21%±4
U.S.: 22%
19%±4
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.2%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Berkley and Dighton 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%
19.3%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.2%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±2.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Gray 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.
$95,236±$8kLowest
18% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% 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.
$363,700±$20kLowest
9% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$511,200±$45k
54% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,405±$192Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,371±$89Lowest
about the U.S. average
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Dighton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,452Highest
107% above U.S.
$3,683Lowest
18% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$6,018
93% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
11.8%±16.1
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line
2.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
96.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
17% above U.S.
29 min
8% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
27 min
4% above U.S.
Work from home
11%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.1%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #85 of 282 in MA #10 of 133 in ME — #155 of 282 in MA
School district Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences — Berkley
High school in town Bristol County Agricultural High Gray-New Gloucester High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.9Lowest
12.5Highest
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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.