Compare towns
Hull vs Dighton vs Harwich
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 the most kids (21% under 18).
Harwich has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Harwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138 |
8,193Lowest |
13,598Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+9.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8 40% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
58.6±1.5Highest 47% above MA |
| Harwich and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.7%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
35.8%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4% MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,485±$14k 11% above MA |
$136,646±$19kHighest 31% above MA |
$96,966±$13kLowest 7% below 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±$38k 15% above MA |
$501,900±$47kLowest 11% below MA |
$658,600±$26kHighest 17% above MA |
| Harwich and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$1,405±$192Lowest 20% below MA |
$2,017±$738 14% above MA |
| Hull and Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,089 about the MA average |
$6,452Highest 8% above MA |
$4,189Lowest 30% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.7%±24.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Harwich and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 14% above MA |
31 min 6% above MA |
25 minLowest 14% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.3%±4.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Hull and Harwich 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 | #66 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA | #157 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Monomoy Regional School District · Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | — | Bristol County Agricultural High | Monomoy Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9Highest |
11.8Lowest |
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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.