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Acushnet vs Carver vs Wareham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Acushnet has the most kids (20.3% under 18).
Carver has the most people working from home (13.9%).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Carver | Wareham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,624Lowest |
11,712 |
23,302Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% MA: +7.4% |
+1.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.8 15% above MA |
45.9±3.5Lowest 15% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Acushnet and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7 MA: 17.9% |
23%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
28.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
27.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,503±$9kLowest 14% below MA |
$91,250±$23kHighest 12% below MA |
$90,383±$11k 13% below MA |
| Carver and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,400±$34kHighest 22% below MA |
$434,200±$21k 23% below MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
| Acushnet and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$354Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,827±$345Highest 4% above MA |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
| Carver and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,647 22% below MA |
$6,455Highest 8% above MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
55%±23.1 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Acushnet and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.5%Highest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.9%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Carver and Wareham 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 | #237 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Acushnet | Carver | Wareham |
| High school in town | None in town | Carver Middle/High School | Wareham Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.7Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA 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.