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Fairhaven vs Heath vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairhaven has the most kids (16.9% under 18).
Heath has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Warwick has the most homeowners (89%).
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 | Fairhaven | Heath | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,903Highest |
765Lowest |
776 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3% MA: +7.4% |
+2.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.5±3.4Lowest 21% above MA |
53.8±11.9Highest 35% above MA |
51.4±7.3 29% above MA |
| Heath and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Fairhaven and Heath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
33.6%±8.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Heath and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±2.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,965±$19k 8% below MA |
$98,750±$23kHighest 5% below MA |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
| Heath and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $446,700±$19kHighest 21% below MA |
$295,000±$45kLowest 48% below MA |
$349,400±$34k 38% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,118±$79Lowest 37% below MA |
— | $1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,566Lowest 40% below MA |
$4,438Highest 26% below MA |
$4,380 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.1%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Fairhaven and Heath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
6.6% MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.3% MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
35 min 20% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.4%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
31.7%±17.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Heath and Warwick 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 | #126 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Fairhaven | — | Warwick |
| High school in town | Fairhaven High | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.