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Dighton vs Pawtucket vs Somerset
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).
Somerset has the oldest population (median age 47).
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 | Somerset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193Lowest |
75,893Highest |
18,298 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9 10% above U.S. |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
47±2.2Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Somerset 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% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and Dighton 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% |
25.3%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6%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% |
4.7%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pawtucket and Somerset 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. |
$112,677±$6k 40% above U.S. |
| Dighton and Somerset 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 |
$418,800±$18k 26% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,271±$93 10% below U.S. |
| Dighton and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,452Highest 107% above U.S. |
$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$4,977 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
58.3%±12.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Somerset and Pawtucket 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% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12%±2.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Somerset 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 | #132 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | — |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | William E. Tolman High | — |
| 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.