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Dighton vs Marblehead vs Rutland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dighton has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Marblehead has the most people working from home (34%).
Rutland has the most kids (26.4% under 18).
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 | Dighton | Marblehead | Rutland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193Lowest |
20,413Highest |
9,353 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9 7% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
41.4±2.5Lowest 4% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
26.4%±5.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Rutland and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Marblehead 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 MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
42% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Rutland 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±$19kLowest 31% above MA |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$145,707±$28k 40% above MA |
| Marblehead and Rutland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $501,900±$47k 11% below MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$462,800±$33kLowest 18% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192 20% below MA |
$1,764±$147Highest about the MA average |
$1,078±$170Lowest 39% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,452 8% above MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$5,657Lowest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±26.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Marblehead and Rutland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9% MA: 10% |
4.4%Highest MA: 10% |
2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1990Highest 26 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 6% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.1%±5 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #85 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #150 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Marblehead | Wachusett |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | Marblehead High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.