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Holbrook vs Acushnet vs Fall River
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holbrook has the highest household income ($115k).
Acushnet has the oldest population (median age 46).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
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 | Holbrook | Acushnet | Fall River |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,380 |
10,624Lowest |
94,082Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% MA: +7.4% |
+2.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.2 7% above MA |
46±2.8Highest 15% above MA |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
| Acushnet and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.3%±3.9 MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2Lowest 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+ | 19.1%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
23.9%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Acushnet and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
26.4% MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Holbrook 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 | $115,210±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
$89,503±$9k 14% below MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $465,400±$21kHighest 17% below MA |
$436,400±$34k 22% below MA |
$395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
| Holbrook and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,170±$354Highest 34% below MA |
$1,155±$27 34% below MA |
| Acushnet and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,105Highest about the MA average |
$4,647 22% below MA |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±18.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Acushnet and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% MA: 10% |
6%Lowest MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84% MA: 62.5% |
85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 7 yrs older than MA |
1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 30% above MA |
28 min 4% below MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Holbrook and Acushnet 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 | #234 of 282 in MA | #118 of 282 in MA | #262 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Holbrook | Acushnet | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Holbrook Middle High School | None in town | B M C Durfee High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
— | 11.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.