Compare towns
Fall River vs Acushnet Center vs Westport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Acushnet Center has the most people working from home (13.2%).
Westport has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | Fall River | Acushnet Center | Westport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
2,810Lowest |
16,484 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
47.5±6.5 19% above MA |
50.7±1.8Highest 27% above MA |
| Westport and Acushnet Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.9%±4.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.5%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Fall River and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29%±7.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Acushnet Center and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4% MA: 47.3% |
15.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
29.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$71,864±$19k 31% below MA |
$96,000±$9kHighest 8% below MA |
| Westport and Acushnet Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11k 30% below MA |
$378,900±$37kLowest 33% below MA |
$521,900±$38kHighest 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27 34% below MA |
$1,083±$314Lowest 39% below MA |
$1,425±$356Highest 19% below MA |
| Westport and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953 34% below MA |
$4,231Highest 29% below MA |
$3,719Lowest 38% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.4%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.9%±19.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Acushnet Center and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
10.1% MA: 10% |
6.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1961 3 yrs older than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
25 minLowest 16% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.2%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±2.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Acushnet Center and Westport 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 | #262 of 282 in MA | — | #195 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | — | Westport |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | — | Westport Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 11.5Highest |
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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.