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Dighton vs Westminster 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%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Somerset has the most renters (13.1% 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 | Somerset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,193 |
2,999Lowest |
18,298Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9Lowest 10% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
47±2.2 21% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Dighton and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.3%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Somerset and Westminster 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. |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% 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. |
$273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$418,800±$18k 26% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,405±$192Highest about the U.S. average |
$916±$126Lowest 35% 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. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$4,977 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.8%±16.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
58.3%±12.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Somerset and Westminster 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% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #85 of 282 in MA | #53 of 70 in VT | #132 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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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.