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Fall River vs Acushnet vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Acushnet has the most homeowners (85.3%).
Exeter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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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 | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
10,624Lowest |
16,151 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
46±2.8Highest 18% above U.S. |
45.8±2.3 18% above U.S. |
| Acushnet and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2 U.S.: 22% |
20.3%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Acushnet and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.9%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Exeter and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$89,503±$9k 11% above U.S. |
$110,346±$13kHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$436,400±$34k 31% above U.S. |
$456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,170±$354 17% below U.S. |
$1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$4,647 49% above U.S. |
$8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
65.4%±15.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Acushnet and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #118 of 282 in MA | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Acushnet | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | None in town | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
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U.S. 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.