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Acushnet vs Ware 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%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Acushnet Center has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Ware | Acushnet Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,624Highest |
10,048 |
2,810Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
-1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.8 15% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% 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%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
14.9%±4.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Acushnet and Ware 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% |
20.6%±3.4Lowest 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% |
24% MA: 47.3% |
15.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ware 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 14% below MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% 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 |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% 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 |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% 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 |
$4,237 29% below MA |
$4,231Lowest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Lowest 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% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
10.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1961 3 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
28 minHighest about the MA average |
25 minLowest 16% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
13.2%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Acushnet Center and Ware 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Acushnet | Ware | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.