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Southampton vs Webster 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).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% 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 | Southampton | Webster | Dighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,230Lowest |
17,748Highest |
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±3.5Highest 9% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
42.7±2.9 7% above MA |
| Southampton and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Southampton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,125±$23k 18% above MA |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
$136,646±$19kHighest 31% above MA |
| Dighton and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,300±$25k 20% below MA |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$501,900±$47kHighest 11% below MA |
| Dighton and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,228±$81Lowest 30% below MA |
$1,405±$192Highest 20% below MA |
| Dighton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,470 9% below MA |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$6,452Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.2%±18.4 MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Webster 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% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 23% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Dighton and Southampton 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 | #205 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Southampton | Webster | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | None in town | Bartlett High School | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
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.