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Taunton vs Dighton vs Berkley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Taunton has the most renters (37.9% rent).
Dighton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
Berkley has the most people working from home (13.1%).
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 | Taunton | Dighton | Berkley |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 60,433Highest |
8,193 |
6,829Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
42.7±2.9 7% above MA |
43.4±4.1Highest 9% above MA |
| Berkley and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±5.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Taunton and Berkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.2%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Dighton and Berkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.9% MA: 47.3% |
37.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Berkley and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,283±$7kLowest 24% below MA |
$136,646±$19k 31% above MA |
$144,205±$49kHighest 39% above MA |
| Berkley and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $422,800±$9kLowest 25% below MA |
$501,900±$47k 11% below MA |
$511,200±$45kHighest 9% below MA |
| Berkley and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,324±$86Lowest 25% below MA |
$1,405±$192Highest 20% below MA |
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| Dighton and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,344Lowest 28% below MA |
$6,452Highest 8% above MA |
$6,018 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 13%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9% MA: 10% |
2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1% MA: 62.5% |
96.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9 MA: 18.6% |
13.1%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Berkley 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 | #253 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA | #155 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical · Taunton | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Berkley |
| High school in town | Taunton High | Bristol County Agricultural High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.6Highest |
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.