Compare towns
Dighton vs Middleton vs Ware
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%).
Middleton has the most expensive homes ($743k median).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
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 | Middleton | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193Lowest |
9,816 |
10,048Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+8.8% MA: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
43.1±2Highest 8% above MA |
43.1±4.7Highest 8% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton and Ware 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% |
18.1%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Ware and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Ware 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 31% above MA |
$167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
| 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 11% below MA |
$742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192 20% below MA |
$1,407±$284Highest 20% below MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
| Middleton and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,452 8% above MA |
$8,785Highest 47% above MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
25.7%±25.3 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware 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 MA: 10% |
3.4% MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% MA: 62.5% |
92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 6% above MA |
30 min 3% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Middleton and Ware 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 | #71 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Middleton | Ware |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | None in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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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.