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Acushnet vs Fall River 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).
Fall River has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
Acushnet Center has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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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 | Fall River | Acushnet Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,624 |
94,082Highest |
2,810Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% MA: +7.4% |
+5.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.8 15% above MA |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
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%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2 MA: 19.4% |
14.9%±4.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Acushnet and Fall River 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% |
16.1%±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% |
16.4% MA: 47.3% |
15.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Fall River 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±$9kHighest 14% below MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$71,864±$19k 31% below MA |
| Acushnet and Acushnet Center 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 |
$395,500±$11k 30% below MA |
$378,900±$37kLowest 33% below MA |
| Acushnet and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$354Highest 34% below MA |
$1,155±$27 34% below MA |
$1,083±$314Lowest 39% below MA |
| Acushnet and Fall River 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 |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$4,231 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3Lowest 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% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
10.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1961 3 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% below MA |
26 min 11% below MA |
25 minLowest 16% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.2%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Acushnet Center and Acushnet 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 | #262 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Acushnet | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | None in town | B M C Durfee High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
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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.