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Acushnet vs Orange 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
Acushnet Center has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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 | Orange | Acushnet Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,624Highest |
7,573 |
2,810Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-1.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.8 15% above MA |
41.8±2.2Lowest 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% |
22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.9%±4.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Orange 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% |
20.3%±3.1Lowest 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
15.7% MA: 47.3% |
15.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Acushnet and Acushnet Center 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 |
$55,824±$10kLowest 46% 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 |
$245,900±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
$378,900±$37k 33% below MA |
| Acushnet and Acushnet Center 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 |
$775±$233Lowest 56% below MA |
$1,083±$314 39% below MA |
| Acushnet and Acushnet Center 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 |
$4,136Lowest 31% below MA |
$4,231 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
41%±11.9Lowest 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% |
22.4%Highest MA: 10% |
10.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1961Lowest 3 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
25 minLowest 16% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest 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 | #275 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Acushnet | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Ralph C Mahar Regional | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.