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Taunton vs Sutton vs Dighton
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).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Taunton | Sutton | Dighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 60,433Highest |
9,452 |
8,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
42.7±2.9 7% above MA |
| Sutton 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% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4 MA: 19.4% |
| Taunton and Dighton 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% |
18.8%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Sutton and Dighton 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% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±0.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2 MA: 7.9% |
| Taunton and Dighton 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 |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$136,646±$19k 31% above MA |
| Sutton 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 |
$523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
$501,900±$47k 11% below MA |
| Sutton and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,324±$86 25% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,405±$192Highest 20% below MA |
| 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 |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$6,452 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Taunton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7% MA: 62.5% |
90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min about the MA average |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #253 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical · Taunton | Sutton | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | Taunton High | Sutton High School | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.6Highest |
12.6 |
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.