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Mendon vs Dighton vs Bellingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($616k median).
Dighton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
Bellingham has the most people working from home (18.3%).
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 | Mendon | Dighton | Bellingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,325Lowest |
8,193 |
17,410Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4Highest 10% above MA |
42.7±2.9 7% above MA |
38.2±1.5Lowest 4% below MA |
| Mendon and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.1%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.9%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Dighton and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2 MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,256±$33k 27% above MA |
$136,646±$19kHighest 31% above MA |
$125,307±$10kLowest 21% above MA |
| Dighton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$501,900±$47k 11% below MA |
$450,700±$13kLowest 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,405±$192Lowest 20% below MA |
$1,836±$196 4% above MA |
| Mendon and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$6,452 8% above MA |
$5,030Lowest 16% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% MA: 62.5% |
90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
78.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 4% above MA |
31 min 6% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Bellingham and Mendon 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA | #232 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Bellingham |
| High school in town | None in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | Bellingham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.