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Dighton vs Killingly vs Plympton vs Taunton
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 highest household income ($137k).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Plympton has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Taunton has the most renters (37.9% rent).
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| Measure | Dighton | Killingly | Plympton | Taunton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,193 |
17,867 |
2,935Lowest |
60,433Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9 10% above U.S. |
39.5±3 about the U.S. average |
46.4±4.2Highest 19% above U.S. |
38.9±1.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Plympton and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plympton and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Killingly and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $136,646±$19kHighest 69% above U.S. |
$84,350±$8k 4% above U.S. |
$126,736±$20k 57% above U.S. |
$79,283±$7kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Dighton and Plympton 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. |
$288,600±$15kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$517,800±$52kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$422,800±$9k 27% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,044±$141 26% below U.S. |
$555±$148Lowest 61% below U.S. |
$1,324±$86 6% below U.S. |
| Dighton and Taunton 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. |
$3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$6,628Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,344 39% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.8%±40.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.8%±5.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Taunton and Plympton 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% |
11.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
13%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plympton and Killingly 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 | #136 of 149 in CT | #110 of 282 in MA | #253 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Plympton | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical · Taunton |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | Killingly High School | None in town | Taunton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
11.1Lowest |
— | 16.6Highest |
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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.