Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Dighton grades B overall, 174th of 282 graded towns in Massachusetts. The median household earns $137K. Residents are healthier than 83% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $581K, 6.7 years of the Providence metro’s $87K median household income. Dighton’s trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile, below the Massachusetts town median (1.8) and near the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On walkability, just 27 of Massachusetts’ 325 towns do worse. Dighton has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Samuel Farquhar House and Dighton Wharves Historic District.
Where Dighton beats most towns.
7,086 counted in 2010 and 8,101 in 2020; an estimated 8,348 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far Dighton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,793 in 1790, 8,101 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1901 and 8 maps from 1885 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dighton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
9 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
Big draw26 mi MuseumThe Breakers
Big draw39 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
19 mi Ancient siteHMS EndeavourGillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dighton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Dighton.
Dighton is safe by national standards but not by Massachusetts’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Massachusetts.
Within Massachusetts it is less healthy than 60% of the 279 graded towns: Massachusetts sets a high bar. Against the 3,877 U.S. towns with household incomes like Dighton’s, it is less healthy than 54%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
19% of adults binge drink in Dighton, against 17% in Massachusetts’ towns and 16% across U.S. towns. 8.4% of Dighton adults have diabetes. Dighton beats the Massachusetts average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Dighton | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 9.3% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Dighton | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Dighton-Rehoboth school district. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Bristol County Agricultural High, with 631 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dighton ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 468 | B− |
| Bristol County Agricultural HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 631 | A− |
| Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 621 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 54 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dighton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Dighton for work: only 6% work in town. 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Dighton. The top destinations are Boston (10%), Taunton (10%) and Fall River (5%).
| Dighton | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $137,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 11% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 10.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 54% of Massachusetts’s graded towns.
Dighton’s property crime rate is 3.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Dighton | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Dighton has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 21° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Dighton home is worth about $581,000, up 3.4% in a year, 11% below the Massachusetts typical home. The median rent in Dighton is $1,405 a month.
| Dighton | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,405 a month | $1,683 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
6.5 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Town Forest, at 80 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Town Forest | — | 80 |
| 2. Broad Cove Marsh | — | 22 |
| 3. Conservation Land | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
10 within 15 miles of the center of Dighton
About 4 of every 100 Dighton residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
Where Dighton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Dighton on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Dighton.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Dighton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,101 at the 2020 census. The town is located on the western shore of the Taunton River in the southeastern part of the state.
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4 towns share a border with Dighton.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Dighton grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #174 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades A− for health, B+ for safety and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
Dighton has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 8 notable people were born here, including Jack Teixeira and Jason Gailes.
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