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Warwick vs Dighton vs Heath
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Dighton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
Heath has the most people working from home (31.7%).
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 | Warwick | Dighton | Heath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 776 |
8,193Highest |
765Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.4±7.3 29% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
53.8±11.9Highest 35% above MA |
| Heath and Warwick 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% |
13.1%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.6%±8.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Heath and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5% MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Dighton and Heath 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 |
$98,750±$23k 5% below MA |
| Dighton and Heath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $349,400±$34k 38% below MA |
$501,900±$47kHighest 11% below MA |
$295,000±$45kLowest 48% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,367±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,405±$192Highest 20% below MA |
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| 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 |
$4,438 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±57.3 MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Heath and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% MA: 62.5% |
90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
88.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 37% above MA |
31 minLowest 6% above MA |
35 min 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.9 MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
31.7%±17.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Heath and Warwick 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 | — | #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 |
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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.