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Whately vs Dighton vs Conway
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whately has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Dighton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
Conway has the most people working from home (29.1%).
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 | Whately | Dighton | Conway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,499Lowest |
8,193Highest |
1,755 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4% MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.3±6.7 23% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
55.6±3Highest 39% above MA |
| Conway and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.5%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±6.3 MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
31.9%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Conway and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6% MA: 47.3% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
60.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.6%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Dighton and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,563±$15k 12% above MA |
$136,646±$19kHighest 31% above MA |
$97,250±$11kLowest 6% below MA |
| Dighton and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $431,500±$22k 23% below MA |
$501,900±$47kHighest 11% below MA |
$395,900±$25kLowest 30% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $977±$125Lowest 45% below MA |
$1,405±$192 20% below MA |
$1,800±$990Highest about the MA average |
| Conway and Dighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,027Lowest 16% below MA |
$6,452Highest 8% above MA |
$5,797 3% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±29Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
23.9%±33.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Whately and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1% MA: 62.5% |
93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 21% below MA |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
24 min 18% below MA |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.5 MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
29.1%±8.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Conway and Whately 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 | Whately | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth | Conway |
| High school in town | None in town | Bristol County Agricultural High | None in town |
| 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.