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Acushnet vs Bow vs Acushnet Center
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Acushnet Center has the most affordable homes ($379k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Acushnet | Bow | Acushnet Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,624Highest |
8,335 |
2,810Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.8 18% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
47.5±6.5Highest 22% above U.S. |
| Acushnet Center and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Acushnet Center and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,503±$9k 11% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$71,864±$19kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,400±$34k 31% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$378,900±$37kLowest 14% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$354 17% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,083±$314Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Bow and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,647 49% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,231Lowest 36% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±15.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.4%±12 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Acushnet and Acushnet Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.2%±8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Acushnet Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #118 of 282 in MA | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Acushnet | Bow School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.