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Fairhaven vs Holbrook vs Acushnet
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 renters (25.6% rent).
Holbrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Acushnet has the most affordable homes ($436k median).
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 | Holbrook | Acushnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,903Highest |
11,380 |
10,624Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.5±3.4Highest 21% above MA |
42.8±3.2Lowest 7% above MA |
46±2.8 15% above MA |
| Fairhaven and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.3%±3.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Holbrook and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.9%±3.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Fairhaven and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.5% MA: 47.3% |
34.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
26.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Holbrook and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,965±$19k 8% below MA |
$115,210±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
$89,503±$9kLowest 14% below MA |
| Holbrook 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±$19k 21% below MA |
$465,400±$21kHighest 17% below MA |
$436,400±$34kLowest 22% below MA |
| Holbrook and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,118±$79 37% below MA |
$1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,170±$354Highest 34% below MA |
| Acushnet and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,566Lowest 40% below MA |
$6,105Highest about the MA average |
$4,647 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.1%±14 MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Acushnet and Fairhaven 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% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1957 7 yrs older than MA |
1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 11.4%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Holbrook and Fairhaven 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 | #234 of 282 in MA | #118 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fairhaven | Holbrook | Acushnet |
| High school in town | Fairhaven High | Holbrook Middle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.