Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Rehoboth grades A− overall, 102nd of 282 graded towns in Massachusetts. The median household earns $138K. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 90% of U.S. towns and it is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $669K, 7.7 years of the Providence metro’s $87K median household income. Its National Register listings include Elisha Allen House and Anawan Club Clubhouse and Caretaker's House. Rehoboth’s concentration of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile, against 1.8 in Massachusetts’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 20 of Massachusetts’ 325 towns do worse.
Where Rehoboth beats most towns.
Census counts: 4,710 in 1790, a low of 1,786 in 1890, 12,502 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1661 and 2 maps from 1943 on.
35 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far Rehoboth is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rehoboth. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw26 mi MuseumThe Breakers
11 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
Big draw34 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
18 mi Ancient siteHMS EndeavourGillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · 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 Rehoboth, 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 Rehoboth.
Rehoboth reports less crime than Norton or any other graded neighbor and sends many workers across the state line to East Providence, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Massachusetts.
That grade tops all 5 graded towns on its borders; Norton (A) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 12 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
The rate of thefts and burglaries for Rehoboth comes to 1.9 per 1,000 residents, where Massachusetts’ towns sit at 4.9 and U.S. towns at 9.9. The town’s rate of reported violence stands at 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Rehoboth | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Public schools: the Dighton-Rehoboth school district. One of its 4 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer RiverLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 618 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
Within Massachusetts it is less healthy than 68% of the 279 graded towns: Massachusetts sets a high bar. Against the 3,721 U.S. towns with household incomes like Rehoboth’s, it is less healthy than 64%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Rehoboth: nearly one in ten adults have diabetes. Against the Massachusetts average, Rehoboth comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. In Rehoboth, 29% of adults have obesity, and 18% binge drink.
| Rehoboth | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 82% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 3.6% | 3.7% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Rehoboth | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.4% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
32% of working residents cross a state line to work, East Providence among the top destinations. Rehoboth has 1,800 jobs for its 6,670 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The share of workers in Rehoboth who do their job from home: 11%. For most workers, Rehoboth is a place to come home to: only 6% work in town. Jobs in Rehoboth grew by 554 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,800. Half the trips to work are shorter than 12 miles.
| Rehoboth | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $138,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 18% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On expected storm and flood damage, Rehoboth sits below 69% of U.S. communities. This Massachusetts town has had 11 paid flood insurance claims since 1983. 76% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 11%. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 10 declared disasters, most recently in 2023.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Winters in Rehoboth are chilly and summers pleasant, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 26 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (39% statewide). Rehoboth has grown 8.5% since 2020, to 13,567 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Its midpoint age stands at 47.2 years. College graduates make up 43% of adults 25 and older, against 47% across Massachusetts.
| Rehoboth | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.2 years | 43.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 47% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Massachusetts, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Rehoboth | MA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 10.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.7% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.3% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 8.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.2% | 22.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.3% | 14.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.2% | 25.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.4% | 21.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The biggest park or preserve is Roy Wheaton Horton Preserve, at 402 acres. There are 24 miles of trail across 17 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rehoboth State Forest | 1.7 mi | 138 |
| 2. Rehoboth Town Forest | 1.3 mi | 214 |
| 3. Ephriam Hunt Ministerial Land | 1.3 mi | 64 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 7.7 years of the Providence metro’s $87K median household income, the typical home (about $669K) costs more against local pay than in 78% of Massachusetts towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Norton is next at $594K.
93% of households live in a home they own in Rehoboth. Homes locally are typically worth about $669,000, up 4.5% in a year, close to the Massachusetts typical home. Its going rate for rent comes in at $1,195 a month.
| Rehoboth | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,195 a month | $1,683 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of Rehoboth
About 5 of every 100 Rehoboth residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
Where Rehoboth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
35 places in Rehoboth on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Rehoboth.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Rehoboth is a historic town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1643, Rehoboth is one of the oldest towns in Massachusetts. The population was 12,502 at the 2020 census. Rehoboth is a mostly rural community with many historic sites, including 53 historic cemeteries.
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5 towns share a border with Rehoboth.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Norton (A−) comes closest.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Rehoboth grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #102 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades A− for health, A for safety and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes, by national standards. Rehoboth reports less crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade: 12 violent and 26 property crimes in 2025.
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−.
10 notable people were born here, including John W. Davis and Susanna Paine.
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