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Dighton vs Plainfield vs Southampton
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 the highest household income ($137k).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Southampton has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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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 | Plainfield | Southampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193 |
15,141Highest |
6,230Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9 10% above U.S. |
37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
43.4±3.5Highest 12% above U.S. |
| Southampton and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dighton and Plainfield 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% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.9%±4.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Southampton 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% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and Southampton 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. |
$76,993±$8kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$123,125±$23k 53% above U.S. |
| Dighton and Southampton 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. |
$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$452,300±$25k 36% above U.S. |
| Dighton and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,204±$70Lowest 15% below U.S. |
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| Dighton and Plainfield 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. |
$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S. |
$5,470 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
26.2%±18.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield and Southampton 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% |
8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.2%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dighton and Plainfield 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 | #131 of 149 in CT | #205 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Plainfield School District | Southampton |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | Plainfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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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.