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Warwick vs Dighton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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.

MeasureWarwickDighton
People
Population
776Lowest
8,193Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
0%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+14.3%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
51.4±7.3Highest
29% above MA
42.7±2.9Lowest
7% above MA
Warwick and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
9.9%±3.4Lowest
MA: 19.4%
21%±4Highest
MA: 19.4%
Age 65+
23.2%±3.3Highest
MA: 17.9%
17.5%±3.5Lowest
MA: 17.9%
Warwick and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.5%Highest
MA: 47.3%
35.9%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2.1Lowest
MA: 7.9%
4.2%±2Highest
MA: 7.9%
Dighton and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,333±$22kLowest
10% below MA
$136,646±$19kHighest
31% above MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$349,400±$34kLowest
38% below MA
$501,900±$47kHighest
11% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,367±$163Lowest
22% below MA
$1,405±$192Highest
20% below MA
Dighton and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,380Lowest
27% below MA
$6,452Highest
8% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±57.3Highest
MA: 51.8%
11.8%±16.1Lowest
MA: 51.8%
Warwick and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5%Highest
MA: 10%
2.9%Lowest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
90.1%Highest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Lowest
10 yrs newer than MA
1975Highest
11 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
40 minHighest
37% above MA
31 minLowest
6% above MA
Work from home
22.4%±6.9Highest
MA: 18.6%
11%±3.9Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #85 of 282 in MA
School district Warwick Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth
High school in town None in town Bristol County Agricultural High
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.9
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.