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Acushnet Center, MA vs Otis Orchards-East Farms, WA

Acushnet Center

Massachusetts

vs

Otis Orchards-East Farms

Washington

Across 33 directional measures we can compare, Acushnet Center leads on 14 and Otis Orchards-East Farms on 19. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 10% higher in Otis Orchards-East Farms, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,083$1,189
Acushnet Center is 9% lower
Median household income
$71,864$97,500
Acushnet Center is 26% lower
Median home value
$378,900$430,500
Acushnet Center is 12% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $58,100 a year left in Acushnet Center and $82,400 in Otis Orchards-East Farms. Money goes further in Otis Orchards-East Farms, by about $24,300 a year.
  • A household earning Acushnet Center's median of $71,864 would need about $73,000 in Otis Orchards-East Farms to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 8.8 points a year in Acushnet Center, and pay outran rent by 8.0 points a year in Otis Orchards-East Farms.

How these are calculated

MassachusettsWashingtonOtis Orchards-East Farms, WAAcushnet Center, MAAcushnet CenterOtis Orchards-East FarmsAcushnet CenterOtis Orchards-East Farms

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01Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAComposite 45.9 / 100
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635415n/a3143n/a

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Every measure

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MeasureAcushnet CenterOtis Orchards-East FarmsAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,083$1,189
Rent to income118.1%14.6%
Property tax rate11.1%0.9%
Home price to income15.3x4.4x
Prices vs US average2101.8100.3
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,879$1,494
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$4,231$3,712
Median home value1$378,900$430,500
Home prices, 1-year change44.1%2.6%
Home prices, 5-year change453.3%50.9%
Homeownership183.8%87.1%
Renters paying 30%+164.4%52.1%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,085$1,973
Vacant homes14.6%5.5%
Median year built119611978
Jobs and income
Median household income1$71,864$97,500
Income per person1$44,228$43,888
Unemployment15.5%5.3%
Average annual pay5$66,851$68,949
Pay growth, 1 year53.4%5.3%
Jobs5225,223243,704
Poverty rate111.3%11.7%
Mean commute125 min28 min
Works from home113.2%15.5%
Commutes by transit10.0%1.8%
People
Population12,8105,454
Median age147.545.6
Bachelor's or higher115.3%17.4%
High school or higher185.5%92.9%
Household size12.12.6
Born abroad17.2%5.4%
No health insurance13.3%5.1%
Homes with broadband193.0%93.2%
Moving
Moved here in the past year14.6%5.8%
Moved from another state11.4%2.9%
Net movers per 1,000 people61.40.8
Income of households moving in6$71,142$65,416
Income of households moving out6$78,961$66,048
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k721.721.2
Shops per 10k733.828.8
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k73.64.0
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k714.620.6
Child care centers per 10k73.22.1
Parks per 10k87.10.0
Playgrounds per 10k87.13.7
Grocery stores per 10k80.03.7
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.011.0
Libraries per 10k83.63.7
Named paths and bike trails80.00.1
Transit stops per sq mi80.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site9n/a59.2
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9n/a1
National Register listings10390160
Schools
Public schools11141185
Public school students1180,89776,526
Students per teacher1112.717.1
Climate
July average high1283°F84°F
January average low1221°F24°F
Average temperature1251°F47°F
Annual precipitation1249.6 in20.4 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1389.890.0
Hurricane risk1391.4n/a
Tornado risk1352.142.7
Wildfire risk1338.296.6
Heat wave risk1387.394.9
Median air quality index143843
Good air days1483.8%64.7%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Acushnet Center $43,320, Otis Orchards-East Farms $47,560 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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