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Acushnet vs Gardner vs Templeton
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 expensive homes ($436k median).
Gardner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
Templeton has the most people working from home (16.9%).
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 | Gardner | Templeton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,624 |
21,148Highest |
8,252Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.8Highest 15% above MA |
43.7±2.3 9% above MA |
40.3±5.1Lowest about the MA average |
| Acushnet and Gardner 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% |
18.3%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.9%±5.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Templeton and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Acushnet and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4% MA: 47.3% |
23.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
26.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Gardner 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 14% below MA |
$67,518±$8kLowest 35% below MA |
$101,154±$15kHighest about the MA average |
| Templeton and Acushnet 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 |
$301,600±$20kLowest 46% below MA |
$358,500±$12k 36% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$354 34% below MA |
$1,109±$51Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,207±$353Highest 31% below MA |
| Templeton 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 |
$4,150Lowest 31% below MA |
$4,554 24% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
49.7%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±26.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Acushnet and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest MA: 10% |
13.7%Highest MA: 10% |
10.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
58.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
16.9%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Templeton and Gardner 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 | #273 of 282 in MA | #244 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Acushnet | Gardner | Narragansett |
| High school in town | None in town | Gardner High | Narragansett Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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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.