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Middleton vs Dover vs Dighton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Dover has the most people working from home (37.4%).
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 | Middleton | Dover | Dighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,816Highest |
2,308Lowest |
8,193 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8% MA: +7.4% |
+8.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±2 8% above MA |
47.5±4Highest 19% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
| Dover and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±4.8 MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Middleton and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7% MA: 47.3% |
83.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.4%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2 MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $167,402±$29k 61% above MA |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$136,646±$19kLowest 31% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $742,700±$48k 32% above MA |
$1,308,300±$149kHighest 133% above MA |
$501,900±$47kLowest 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,407±$284Highest 20% below MA |
— | $1,405±$192Lowest 20% below MA |
| Middleton and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,785 47% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,452Lowest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±25.3 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Dover and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.3% MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7% MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
90.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 3% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
31 min 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
37.4%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #71 of 282 in MA | #1 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleton | — | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.