Compare towns
Somerset vs Everett vs Dighton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somerset has the most affordable homes ($419k median).
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Dighton has the highest household income ($137k).
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 | Somerset | Everett | Dighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,298 |
50,045Highest |
8,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47±2.2Highest 18% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
42.7±2.9 7% above MA |
| Somerset and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4 MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.3%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,677±$6k 8% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$136,646±$19kHighest 31% above MA |
| Dighton and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $418,800±$18kLowest 25% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$501,900±$47k 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$93Lowest 28% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,405±$192 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,977 17% below MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$6,452Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±12.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Somerset and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9% MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 8% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
31 minLowest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 12%±2.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Somerset 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 | #132 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Somerset Berkley Regional School District · Somerset | Everett | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | Somerset Berkley Regional High School | Everett High | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
12.1Highest |
11.9 |
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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.