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Dighton vs Pinehurst vs Wakefield
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%).
Pinehurst has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Wakefield has the most people working from home (24.6%).
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 | Pinehurst | Wakefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193 |
6,845Lowest |
27,793Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9Highest 7% above MA |
42.6±2 7% above MA |
42.4±1.7Lowest 6% above MA |
| Dighton and Pinehurst 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% |
19.8%±4.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton and Wakefield 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% |
21.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
19%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Pinehurst and Wakefield 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% |
34.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
59.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
| Pinehurst and Wakefield 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 |
$146,250±$27kHighest 41% above MA |
$134,306±$14kLowest 29% above MA |
| Pinehurst 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±$47kLowest 11% below MA |
$623,800±$22k 11% above MA |
$723,500±$24kHighest 29% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192Lowest 20% below MA |
$1,946±$1k 10% above MA |
$1,958±$102Highest 11% above MA |
| Wakefield and Pinehurst 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 |
$6,316Lowest 5% above MA |
$7,779Highest 30% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
32%±58.1 MA: 51.8% |
43.7%±7.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Wakefield and Pinehurst 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% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% MA: 62.5% |
97.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 6% above MA |
27 minLowest 7% below MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.1%±3.2 MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #85 of 282 in MA | — | #179 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | — | Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical · Wakefield |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | — | Northeast Metro Regional Vocational |
| 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.