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Halifax vs Brookfield vs Dighton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Halifax has the most people working from home (13.9%).
Brookfield has the most affordable homes ($342k median).
Dighton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
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 | Halifax | Brookfield | Dighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,748 |
3,460Lowest |
8,193Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% MA: +7.4% |
+1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±4.7Lowest 5% above MA |
52.4±2.1Highest 31% above MA |
42.7±2.9 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.4%±4.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4 MA: 19.4% |
| Halifax and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.6 MA: 17.9% |
28.4%±5.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
28.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
6.2%±3.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Brookfield and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,556±$11k 14% above MA |
$81,250±$37kLowest 22% below MA |
$136,646±$19kHighest 31% above MA |
| Dighton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $481,500±$51k 14% below MA |
$341,900±$23kLowest 39% below MA |
$501,900±$47kHighest 11% below MA |
| Dighton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,804±$375Highest about the MA average |
$1,014±$161Lowest 42% below MA |
$1,405±$192 20% below MA |
| Halifax and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,840Highest 14% above MA |
$5,092Lowest 15% below MA |
$6,452 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±37.4 MA: 51.8% |
50.7%±11.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Brookfield and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
32 min 11% above MA |
31 minLowest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.9%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
12%±5.5 MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Halifax and Brookfield 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 | #120 of 282 in MA | #109 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Halifax | Brookfield | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.9 |
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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.