Compare towns
Acushnet vs Fairhaven vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Acushnet has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Fairhaven has the most renters (25.6% rent).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Fairhaven | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,624 |
15,903Highest |
776Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.3% MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.8Lowest 15% above MA |
48.5±3.4 21% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
| Warwick and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±2.7 MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Acushnet and Fairhaven 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% |
24.9%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Fairhaven 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% |
32.5% MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Acushnet and Fairhaven 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 |
$95,965±$19kHighest 8% below MA |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
| Fairhaven and Warwick 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 |
$446,700±$19kHighest 21% below MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
| Fairhaven and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$354 34% below MA |
$1,118±$79Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
| Warwick and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,647Highest 22% below MA |
$3,566Lowest 40% below MA |
$4,380 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.1%±14 MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Acushnet and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% MA: 10% |
8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% MA: 62.5% |
74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #118 of 282 in MA | #126 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Acushnet | Fairhaven | Warwick |
| High school in town | None in town | Fairhaven High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.