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Hull vs Dighton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hull has the most people working from home (19.7%).
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 | Hull | Dighton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,138Highest |
8,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
$136,646±$19kHighest 31% above MA |
| Dighton and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
$501,900±$47kLowest 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$1,405±$192Lowest 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,089Lowest about the MA average |
$6,452Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 14% above MA |
31 minLowest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | — | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.