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Dighton vs Pawtucket vs Halifax
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
Pawtucket has the most renters (49.9% rent).
Halifax has the most people working from home (13.9%).
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 | Pawtucket | Halifax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193 |
75,893Highest |
7,748Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9Highest 10% above U.S. |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
41.9±4.7 8% above U.S. |
| Dighton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±5.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and Halifax 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% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Halifax 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pawtucket and Halifax 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. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$118,556±$11k 47% above U.S. |
| Dighton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $501,900±$47kHighest 51% above U.S. |
$325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$481,500±$51k 45% above U.S. |
| Dighton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192 about the U.S. average |
$1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,804±$375Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Halifax and Dighton 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. |
$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$6,840Highest 119% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.6%±37.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pawtucket and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.9%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Halifax and Dighton 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 | #35 of 38 in RI | #120 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Halifax |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | William E. Tolman High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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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.