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Carver vs Lancaster vs Acushnet
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carver has the most homeowners (88.7%).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
Acushnet has the shortest commute (28 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 | Carver | Lancaster | Acushnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,712Highest |
8,606Lowest |
10,624 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5 15% above MA |
43.1±4.9Lowest 8% above MA |
46±2.8Highest 15% above MA |
| Acushnet and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±4 MA: 19.4% |
20.3%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Acushnet and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.9%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Acushnet and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9% MA: 47.3% |
50.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
26.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Carver and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$23k 12% below MA |
$134,833±$27kHighest 30% above MA |
$89,503±$9kLowest 14% below MA |
| Lancaster and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $434,200±$21kLowest 23% below MA |
$519,100±$60kHighest 8% below MA |
$436,400±$34k 22% below MA |
| Lancaster and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,827±$345 4% above MA |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
$1,170±$354Lowest 34% below MA |
| Lancaster and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,455 8% above MA |
$7,235Highest 21% above MA |
$4,647Lowest 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±23.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
65.4%±15.3 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 | 7.5%Highest MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4 MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #237 of 282 in MA | #145 of 282 in MA | #118 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Carver | Nashoba | Acushnet |
| High school in town | Carver Middle/High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
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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.