Compare towns
Ashby vs Fall River vs Holland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashby has the most people working from home (17.8%).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Holland has the most affordable homes ($334k median).
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 | Ashby | Fall River | Holland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,211 |
94,082Highest |
2,583Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.5±3 26% above MA |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
51.9±7.8Highest 30% above MA |
| Holland and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±4.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Fall River and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±4.3 MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
27.8%±4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Holland and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±3.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Holland 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 | $115,598±$9kHighest 11% above MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$91,979±$12k 12% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,500±$30k 31% below MA |
$395,500±$11kHighest 30% below MA |
$333,600±$33kLowest 41% below MA |
| Fall River and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$484 32% below MA |
$1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,750±$209Highest about the MA average |
| Holland and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,034Highest about the MA average |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$4,279 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±53.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Holland and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
5.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
95% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.8%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12%±4 MA: 18.6% |
| Ashby and Holland 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 | #200 of 282 in MA | #262 of 282 in MA | #182 of 282 in MA |
| School district | North Middlesex | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Holland |
| High school in town | None in town | B M C Durfee High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
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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.