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Acushnet vs Everett vs Lawrence vs Acushnet Center
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 highest household income ($90k).
Everett has the most expensive homes ($610k median).
Lawrence has the most renters (71.9% rent).
Acushnet Center has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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 | Everett | Lawrence | Acushnet Center |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,624 |
50,045 |
88,736Highest |
2,810Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+16.7% MA: +7.4% |
-1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.8 15% above MA |
35.2±1.5 12% below MA |
32.6±0.9Lowest 19% below MA |
47.5±6.5Highest 19% above MA |
| 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 MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
26.3%±1.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.9%±4.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1 MA: 17.9% |
10.5%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29%±7.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9% MA: 47.3% |
16.8% MA: 47.3% |
15.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Lawrence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $89,503±$9kHighest 14% below MA |
$85,218±$7k 18% below MA |
$60,433±$3kLowest 42% below MA |
$71,864±$19k 31% below MA |
| Acushnet and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,400±$34k 22% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$415,200±$23k 26% below MA |
$378,900±$37kLowest 33% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$354 34% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,662±$50 6% below MA |
$1,083±$314Lowest 39% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,647 22% below MA |
$4,880Highest 19% below MA |
$3,422Lowest 43% below MA |
$4,231 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.6%±3.6 MA: 51.8% |
64.4%±12 MA: 51.8% |
| 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%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7% MA: 10% |
17.6%Highest MA: 10% |
10.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2% MA: 62.5% |
28.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1950 14 yrs older than MA |
1961 3 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
23 minLowest 21% below MA |
25 min 16% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
6.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.2%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Acushnet Center and Everett 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 | #264 of 282 in MA | #278 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Acushnet | Everett | Lawrence | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Everett High | Lawrence High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Lowest |
13.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.