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Halifax vs Mashpee vs Dighton vs Plympton
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 affordable homes ($482k median).
Mashpee has the oldest population (median age 55.9).
Dighton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
Plympton has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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 | Mashpee | Dighton | Plympton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| People | ||||
| Population | 7,748 |
15,384Highest |
8,193 |
2,935Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±4.7Lowest 5% above MA |
55.9±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
42.7±2.9 7% above MA |
46.4±4.2 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4 MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±5 MA: 19.4% |
| Halifax and Plympton 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% |
33.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1% MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2 MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Halifax and Mashpee 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 |
$95,299±$13kLowest 8% below MA |
$136,646±$19kHighest 31% above MA |
$126,736±$20k 22% above MA |
| Dighton and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $481,500±$51kLowest 14% below MA |
$562,200±$29kHighest about the MA average |
$501,900±$47k 11% below MA |
$517,800±$52k 8% below MA |
| Mashpee and Plympton 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 |
$1,776±$330 about the MA average |
$1,405±$192 20% below MA |
$555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
| Halifax and Mashpee 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 |
$3,762Lowest 37% below MA |
$6,452 8% above MA |
$6,628 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±37.4 MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±14.5 MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
50.8%±40.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Plympton 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% |
5.5% MA: 10% |
2.9% MA: 10% |
10.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1% MA: 62.5% |
93.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
31 min 6% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.9%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±3 MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Plympton and Mashpee 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 | #100 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA | #110 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Halifax | Mashpee | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Plympton |
| High school in town | None in town | Mashpee Middle-High School | Bristol County Agricultural High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.