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Acushnet vs Plainville vs Acushnet Center
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Acushnet has the most kids (20.3% under 18).
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k 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 | Plainville | Acushnet Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,624 |
17,551Highest |
2,810Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.8 18% above U.S. |
44.3±1.5Lowest 14% above U.S. |
47.5±6.5Highest 22% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Acushnet and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
30%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainville 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 11% above U.S. |
$84,343±$7k 4% above U.S. |
$71,864±$19kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Acushnet and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,400±$34kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$378,900±$37k 14% above U.S. |
| 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 17% below U.S. |
$1,126±$147 20% below U.S. |
$1,083±$314Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Acushnet and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,647 49% above U.S. |
$4,798Highest 54% above U.S. |
$4,231Lowest 36% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±15.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.4%±12 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.2%±8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Acushnet Center and Plainville 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 | #89 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Acushnet | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Plainville High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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U.S. 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.