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Dighton vs Westminster 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 the highest household income ($137k).
Westminster has the most people working from home (12.5%).
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 | Westminster | Taunton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193Lowest |
8,374 |
60,433Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+12.9% MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9 7% above MA |
48.3±4.6Highest 21% above MA |
38.9±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Westminster and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Taunton and Westminster 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% |
26%±5.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
15%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Westminster 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% MA: 47.3% |
45.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
23.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2 MA: 7.9% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±0.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Taunton and Dighton 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 |
$106,331±$22k about the MA average |
$79,283±$7kLowest 24% below MA |
| Dighton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $501,900±$47kHighest 11% below MA |
$422,000±$36kLowest 25% below MA |
$422,800±$9k 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192 20% below MA |
$1,843±$268Highest 5% above MA |
$1,324±$86Lowest 25% below MA |
| Westminster and Dighton 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 |
$4,973 17% below MA |
$4,344Lowest 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.8%±5.9 MA: 51.8% |
| Westminster and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9% MA: 10% |
2.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
13%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.6% MA: 62.5% |
62.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 6% above MA |
27 minLowest 7% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9 MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±1.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Westminster 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 | #112 of 282 in MA | #253 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Ashburnham-Westminster | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical · Taunton |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | Oakmont Regional High School | Taunton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Lowest |
13.6 |
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.