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Southampton vs Danvers vs Dighton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Southampton has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Danvers has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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 | Southampton | Danvers | Dighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,230Lowest |
28,098Highest |
8,193 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±3.5 9% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
| Danvers and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.8 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2 MA: 7.9% |
| Southampton and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,125±$23kLowest 18% above MA |
$125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$136,646±$19kHighest 31% above MA |
| Dighton and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,300±$25kLowest 20% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$501,900±$47k 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,405±$192Lowest 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,470Lowest 9% below MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,452 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.2%±18.4 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 23% below MA |
28 min about the MA average |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #205 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Southampton | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | None in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
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.