Compare towns
Acushnet vs Hanover 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 most homeowners (85.3%).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.9%).
Acushnet Center has the most affordable homes ($379k median).
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 | Hanover | Acushnet Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,624 |
14,845Highest |
2,810Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.8 15% above MA |
41.8±1.4Lowest 4% above 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% |
26.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.9%±4.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hanover and Acushnet 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%±2.1Lowest 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% MA: 47.3% |
56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
15.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Hanover 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 |
$189,803±$23kHighest 83% above MA |
$71,864±$19kLowest 31% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,400±$34k 22% below MA |
$755,400±$39kHighest 34% above MA |
$378,900±$37kLowest 33% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$354 34% below MA |
$1,845±$341Highest 5% above MA |
$1,083±$314Lowest 39% below MA |
| Hanover and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,647 22% below MA |
$9,342Highest 56% above MA |
$4,231Lowest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
65%±23.8 MA: 51.8% |
64.4%±12Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Acushnet and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.1%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84.5% MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1961Lowest 3 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
25 minLowest 16% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.2%±8 MA: 18.6% |
| Hanover and Acushnet Center 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 | #69 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Acushnet | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | None in town | South Shore Vocational Technical High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3 |
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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.