Photo: Asn87 · CC BY-SA 3.0In Dighton, 74% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Massachusetts
Dighton’s town government spent $10.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,335 per resident.
What stands out about how Dighton is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Dighton-Rehoboth School District
Dighton’s K–12 school district, shared with Rehoboth. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,034 per pupil, $12,749 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Massachusetts districts overall: 49% local, 43% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,335 per resident a year, or $3.66 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 16%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,393 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Dighton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,393 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 48 Massachusetts towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,363, and the middle half spent $1,208–$1,619. Dighton spent more than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($969,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Massachusetts towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Dighton itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 3% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Dighton reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,393 · 2023: $1,335.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $6,452 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.29% of the home’s value, vs 1.07% across Massachusetts.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Dighton’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Dighton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dighton →
Who’s in charge in Dighton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Dighton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on dighton-ma.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 122 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (8,150).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Dighton voted in 2024
Official results for Dighton’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.6%2,805 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.8%1,906 votesOthers: 1.5% (72 votes).
Most votes in Dighton: Donald J Trump
Bristol County: Harris 49.6%, Trump 48.3% · Massachusetts: Harris 61.2%, Trump 36.0%
of Dighton’s 6,467 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Massachusetts: 67%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Dighton: John Deaton
Bristol County: Deaton 50.3%, Warren 49.6% · Massachusetts: Warren 59.8%, Deaton 40.0%
Most votes in the district: Jake Auchincloss
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Dighton, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dighton | 58.6% | 39.8% | 1.5% | 4,783 |
| Bristol County | 48.3% | 49.6% | 2.2% | 278,017 |
| Massachusetts | 36.0% | 61.2% | 2.8% | 3,473,668 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Dighton.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: dighton-ma.gov ↗
- 2Massachusetts HouseState representatives
- 3Massachusetts SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Massachusetts
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Dighton compares with the towns next door
Dighton spent $1,393 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $2,831 to $4,370. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Dighton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Dighton’s government
How much does Dighton spend per resident?
About $1,335 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,393 was more than 54% of 48 Massachusetts towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Dighton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,452 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.29% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.07% across Massachusetts. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see dighton-ma.gov.
Who runs Dighton’s government?
See dighton-ma.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dighton yet.
How did Dighton vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 58.6%, Kamala D Harris 39.8% (4,783 votes, official results). Bristol County: Harris 49.6%, Trump 48.3%. Massachusetts: Harris 61.2%, Trump 36.0%.
How many people work for Dighton?
67 full-time and 21 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $464,122 (about $5.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Dighton in the state legislature?
State Senate District Third Bristol and Plymouth (Kelly Dooner) and State House District 5th Bristol (Justin Thurber). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Dighton’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →