Dighton ranks #19 in Massachusetts for growth
Dighton is ranked on 39 lists against the 284 Massachusetts towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Less snow than 93% of Massachusetts
Not better or worse, just Dighton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Dighton out-ranks 1 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Dighton lands in the top half on 10 of 25 lists
Each dot is Dighton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MA, the right end is last. Areas where Dighton does best come first.
The lists Dighton does best on
Each list ranks every MA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Dighton marked.
Where Dighton lands in every MA ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 North Adams · 1.9 yrs
#120
Cheapest rent#1 Plympton · $555/mo
#88
D
Lowest property tax#1 Dennis · $2,877/yr
#156
Rent easiest to afford#1 Uxbridge · 25.6%
Health
D Healthiest#1 Dover · 100 / 100 #168
Lowest obesity#1 Amherst Town · 19%
#164
Fewest smokers#1 Lexington · 6%
#202
D
Most active#1 Dover · 12%
#108
Fewest uninsured#1 Manchester-by-the-Sea · 2%
#116
Lowest depression#1 Lexington · 20%
#103
Closest to a top hospital#1 Milford · 0.0 mi
#124 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Edgartown · 11.5 min
#158 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Edgartown · 62.9%
#254
Most new homes#1 Nantucket · 17.4 per 1,000
#176
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Orange · +69.9%
#44
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Malden · 83.1 per home
#106 People
Most educated#1 Wellesley · 89%
#216
Youngest#1 Amherst Town · 21.4
#116
Oldest#1 Orleans · 64.7
#168
Most residents 65+#1 Orleans · 49.3%
#196
Most kids#1 Hopkinton · 29.5%
#115 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Provincetown · 68.4%
#271
Most trails#1 Stoneham · 5.9 mi / sq mi
#274
Most walkable#1 Somerville · 306 / sq mi
#227 
The number on the right is Dighton’s spot. All of Massachusetts’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every MA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.