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Hanover vs Fall River vs Acushnet
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the highest household income ($190k).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Acushnet has the oldest population (median age 46).
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 | Hanover | Fall River | Acushnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,845 |
94,082Highest |
10,624Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.8% MA: +7.4% |
+2.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.4 4% above MA |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
46±2.8Highest 15% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 26.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.3%±3.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Hanover and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.9%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
26.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,803±$23kHighest 83% above MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$89,503±$9k 14% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $755,400±$39kHighest 34% above MA |
$395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$436,400±$34k 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,845±$341Highest 5% above MA |
$1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,170±$354 34% below MA |
| Hanover and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,342Highest 56% above MA |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$4,647 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±23.8 MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Acushnet and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 10% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
28 min 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #69 of 282 in MA | #262 of 282 in MA | #118 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Acushnet |
| High school in town | South Shore Vocational Technical High | B M C Durfee High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
11.3Highest |
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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.