Compare towns
Dighton vs Plainfield vs Taunton
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%).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Taunton has the most renters (37.9% rent).
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 | Plainfield | Taunton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193 |
616Lowest |
60,433Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9 7% above MA |
50.6±9.5Highest 27% above MA |
38.9±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Plainfield and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4 MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Taunton 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 MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
15%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% MA: 47.3% |
52.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
23.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Taunton 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 31% above MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
$79,283±$7k 24% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $501,900±$47kHighest 11% below MA |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
$422,800±$9k 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192Highest 20% below MA |
$1,292±$558Lowest 27% below MA |
$1,324±$86 25% below MA |
| Dighton and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,452Highest 8% above MA |
$4,458 26% below MA |
$4,344Lowest 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
56.8%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Taunton and Plainfield 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% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
13% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
62.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 6% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9 MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±1.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #85 of 282 in MA | — | #253 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | — | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical · Taunton |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | — | Taunton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Lowest |
— | 16.6Highest |
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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.