Best PlacesNorth Dighton, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Dighton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Dighton ranks 2,302nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Dighton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
North Dighton's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Dighton ranks high
- Household income$156,029 median, better than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
Where North Dighton ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Dighton
A household needs to earn about $146,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Dighton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $156,029, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses North Dighton's effective rate of 1.06%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in North Dighton
North Dighton's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Dighton.
Who works in North Dighton, and how
Work in North Dighton centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in North Dighton
The coast is about 33 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across North Dighton, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Dighton, month by month
North Dighton sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of North Dighton
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Dighton
Schools across North Dighton average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Palmer RiverB− · 44% proficient
- Dighton ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Edmund Hatch BennettC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dorothy L BeckwithB− · 39% proficient
- Dighton Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Benjamin Friedman MiddleC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Dighton-rehoboth Regional High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Taunton HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Dighton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Dighton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare North Dighton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Dighton
Is North Dighton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Dighton ranks 2,302nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, what local pay buys, and big-city access, and lowest on childcare costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Dighton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $538,377. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $156,029 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is North Dighton safe?
Yes, North Dighton is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $177 per resident a year.
Compare North Dighton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Dighton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Dighton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
North Dighton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Dighton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Dighton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Dighton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Dighton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Dighton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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