Compare towns
Middleton vs Ipswich 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 highest household income ($167k).
Ipswich has the most people working from home (18.9%).
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 | Ipswich | Dighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,816 |
13,930Highest |
8,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8% MA: +7.4% |
+4.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±2 8% above MA |
47.2±3.5Highest 18% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
| Ipswich 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% |
18.9%±2.7 MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±2.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Ipswich and Middleton 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% |
60.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Dighton and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
$138,750±$16k 33% above MA |
$136,646±$19kLowest 31% above MA |
| Middleton and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $742,700±$48k 32% above MA |
$745,400±$40kHighest 33% above MA |
$501,900±$47kLowest 11% below MA |
| Ipswich and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,407±$284 20% below MA |
$1,598±$90Highest 9% below MA |
$1,405±$192Lowest 20% below MA |
| Ipswich and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,785Highest 47% above MA |
$7,960 33% above MA |
$6,452Lowest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±25.3 MA: 51.8% |
51.5%±12.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ipswich and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% MA: 10% |
5.7%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 3% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
18.9%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Ipswich and Middleton 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 | #71 of 282 in MA | #101 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleton | Ipswich | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | None in town | Ipswich High | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.