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In Dighton, unemployment is 3.4% (2024).

Dighton's population was 907 at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 5.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0728 sources

Population907people31 Dec 2024Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,887EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent1,298EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms)
Unemployment rate3.4%country median 4.6% — 26% belowOfficial source · api.bls.gov
Recorded crime442.5offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 72% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5.14µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 73% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 93% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 90% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Dighton?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Dighton.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Dighton recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan19Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,408 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)6Official
Median monthly rent1,298 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms)4Official
Recorded property crimes29 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)9Official

Is Dighton a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 33–51%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–77%
Student43%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 33–53%
Family67%strong on family, weak on education · range 58–76%
Retirement41%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 30–52%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Dighton?

The median gross salary is about 4,887 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Dighton?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024-M12). Source: api.bls.gov7

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Dighton is 3.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary4,887 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate3.4 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024api.bls.gov7Official

What does a salary buy in Dighton?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Dighton median gross pay: €4,887 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€2,258of €3,748 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,748
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,408
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,258
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dighton. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Dighton. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents157 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release8Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dighton when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Dighton's crime rate stood at 442.5 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

How safe is Dighton?

Police recorded about 442 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 442.5 offences per 100,000 · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting10
Recorded crime across major citiesDighton highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Dighton highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Dighton442
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents442.5 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting10Official
Recorded violent crimes10 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)9Official

Mobility and administration

Dighton's nearest airport was EWB, 20 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Distance to the nearest major airport20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)EWB3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Dighton. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Dighton.

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Climate and air quality

Dighton's monthly mean temperatures were −1.8°C in January and 22.9°C in July. Dighton's monthly precipitation totalled 106.4 mm in January and 83.1 mm in July. Dighton's maximum PM2.5 level reached 21.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Dighton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.14 µg/m³ · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData17
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Dighton is 5.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData17Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.33 · Feb 4.44 · Mar 8.61 · Apr 14.83 · May 20.83 · Jun 25.44 · Jul 28.67 · Aug 28 · Sep 23.89 · Oct 17.28 · Nov 11.44 · Dec 6.28 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information11Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -6.83 · Feb -5.89 · Mar -1.94 · Apr 3.06 · May 8.78 · Jun 13.78 · Jul 17.11 · Aug 16.67 · Sep 12.39 · Oct 6.11 · Nov 1.17 · Dec -3.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information11Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.78 · Feb -0.722 · Mar 3.33 · Apr 8.94 · May 14.83 · Jun 19.61 · Jul 22.89 · Aug 22.33 · Sep 18.17 · Oct 11.67 · Nov 6.33 · Dec 1.39 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information11Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 106.4 · Feb 94.49 · Mar 135.9 · Apr 121.7 · May 90.42 · Jun 110.5 · Jul 83.06 · Aug 104.1 · Sep 110.7 · Oct 129.5 · Nov 110 · Dec 131.8 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading21.1 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)17Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean5.09 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)17Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: New Bedford ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Markham (Canada) ±1.8 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.8 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.8 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Dighton?

The published population was 907 people in July 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program16

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 222 is not 2.7% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.71 %31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Foreign residents222 people31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Population907 people31 Dec 2024U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program16Official
Population covered by crime statistics8,291 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)9Official

Alternatives for people set on Dighton

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Bristol as a Dighton alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 9.1% Bristol vs 2.7% Dighton+236%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 243 Bristol vs 442 Dighton−45%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,294 Bristol vs €4,887 Dightonno percentage
  • Unemployment: 3.5% Bristol vs 3.4% Dightonsame level
Full comparisonMore about Bristol

North Bethesda as a Dighton alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 594 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,887 Dighton+25%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 442 (2024) Dightonno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.1 µg/m³ Dighton+14%
  • Foreign residents: 34.1% (2024) North Bethesda vs 2.7% (2020) Dightonno percentage
Full comparisonMore about North Bethesda

Cities near Dighton

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Rehoboth 11.1 km away
Rent
1,104 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,791 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Warren 16.3 km away
Rent
1,259 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,475 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Seekonk 18.0 km away
Rent
1,770 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,664 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Bristol 18.9 km away
Rent
1,459 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,294 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Middleborough Center 18.9 km away
Rent
1,605 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,771 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Bayou Boeuf877 residentsGold Camp967 residentsEnchanted Hills1,039 residentsEllington766 residentsHartford754 residentsGreater Upper Marlboro718 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Dighton?

The published population was 907 people in July 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

Is the air quality good in Dighton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How safe is Dighton?

Police recorded about 442 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

What is the typical salary in Dighton?

The median gross salary is about 4,887 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Dighton?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024-M12). Source: api.bls.gov.

How many foreign residents live in Dighton?

222 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

Is Dighton a good place to live?

Dighton may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Dighton?

Freetown, Taunton, Rehoboth, Fall River, Warren are near Dighton. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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