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Acushnet vs Georgetown vs Lancaster
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 affordable homes ($436k median).
Georgetown has the most expensive homes ($651k median).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
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 | Georgetown | Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,624Highest |
8,474Lowest |
8,606 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+4.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.8Highest 15% above MA |
42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
43.1±4.9 8% above MA |
| Acushnet and Lancaster 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% |
23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Georgetown 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% |
18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.9%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Acushnet and Lancaster 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% |
56.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Acushnet and Georgetown 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 |
$151,595±$23kHighest 46% above MA |
$134,833±$27k 30% above MA |
| Georgetown and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,400±$34kLowest 22% below MA |
$651,200±$23kHighest 16% above MA |
$519,100±$60k 8% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$354Lowest 34% below MA |
$2,223±$506 26% above MA |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
| Lancaster and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,647Lowest 22% below MA |
$7,272Highest 21% above MA |
$7,235 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±15.3 MA: 51.8% |
53.7%±22.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Lancaster and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8% MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.2%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #118 of 282 in MA | #140 of 282 in MA | #145 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Acushnet | Georgetown | Nashoba |
| High school in town | None in town | Georgetown High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.