Compare towns
Pinehurst 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
Pinehurst has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Pinehurst | Ipswich | Dighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,845Lowest |
13,930Highest |
8,193 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.6% MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±2Lowest 7% above MA |
47.2±3.5Highest 18% above MA |
42.7±2.9 7% above MA |
| Ipswich and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±2.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±2.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Ipswich and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
60.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2 MA: 7.9% |
| Pinehurst and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $146,250±$27kHighest 41% above MA |
$138,750±$16k 33% above MA |
$136,646±$19kLowest 31% above MA |
| Pinehurst and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $623,800±$22k 11% above MA |
$745,400±$40kHighest 33% above MA |
$501,900±$47kLowest 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,946±$1kHighest 10% above MA |
$1,598±$90 9% below MA |
$1,405±$192Lowest 20% below MA |
| Pinehurst and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,316Lowest 5% above MA |
$7,960Highest 33% above MA |
$6,452 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±58.1 MA: 51.8% |
51.5%±12.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ipswich and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.7%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 7% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.1%±3.2 MA: 18.6% |
18.9%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Ipswich and Pinehurst 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 | — | #101 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Ipswich | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school 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.