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Middleton vs Pawtucket vs Dighton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the most expensive homes ($743k median).
Pawtucket has the most renters (49.9% rent).
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 | Pawtucket | Dighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,816 |
75,893Highest |
8,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±2Highest 11% above U.S. |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
42.7±2.9 10% above U.S. |
| Middleton and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
21%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.5%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pawtucket 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±$29kHighest 107% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$136,646±$19k 69% above U.S. |
| Middleton and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $742,700±$48kHighest 123% above U.S. |
$325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$501,900±$47k 51% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,407±$284Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,405±$192 about the U.S. average |
| Middleton and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,785Highest 182% above U.S. |
$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$6,452 107% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±25.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pawtucket and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middleton and Dighton 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 | #35 of 38 in RI | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleton | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | None in town | William E. Tolman High | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.