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Dighton vs Marshfield vs Southampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dighton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (24.8%).
Southampton has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Marshfield | Southampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193 |
25,879Highest |
6,230Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
45.9±2.6Highest 15% above MA |
43.4±3.5 9% above MA |
| Marshfield and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±4.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Southampton and Marshfield 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% |
52.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Southampton 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±$19kHighest 31% above MA |
$125,986±$8k 21% above MA |
$123,125±$23kLowest 18% above MA |
| Dighton and Marshfield 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 |
$680,300±$27kHighest 21% above MA |
$452,300±$25kLowest 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192Lowest 20% below MA |
$1,772±$123Highest about the MA average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,452 8% above MA |
$6,656Highest 11% above MA |
$5,470Lowest 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.1%±10.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
26.2%±18.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 2.9% MA: 10% |
8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% MA: 62.5% |
80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 6% above MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9 MA: 18.6% |
24.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.2%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #85 of 282 in MA | #54 of 282 in MA | #205 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Marshfield | Southampton |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | Marshfield High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
11.0Lowest |
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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.