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Middleton vs Sutton 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 most expensive homes ($743k median).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Sutton | Dighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,816Highest |
9,452 |
8,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±2 8% above MA |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
| Sutton 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% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton and Sutton 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% |
18.8%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Sutton 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% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Dighton and Middleton 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 |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
$136,646±$19kLowest 31% above MA |
| Middleton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
$501,900±$47kLowest 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,407±$284Highest 20% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,405±$192 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 | $8,785Highest 47% above MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
$6,452Lowest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±25.3 MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Sutton 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% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 3% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #71 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleton | Sutton | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | None in town | Sutton High School | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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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.