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Auburn vs Fall River vs Leicester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has the highest household income ($117k).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Leicester has the most homeowners (88.5%).
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 | Auburn | Fall River | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,970 |
94,082Highest |
11,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% MA: +7.4% |
+5.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±1.6Highest 12% above MA |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
42.4±3.5 6% above MA |
| Auburn and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.2%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Auburn and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.9%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Auburn and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
31% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Leicester and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,711±$10kHighest 12% above MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$105,173±$9k about the MA average |
| Auburn and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$16k 29% below MA |
$395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$413,100±$23kHighest 27% below MA |
| Leicester and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,467±$155 17% below MA |
$1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,487±$258Highest 16% below MA |
| Leicester and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,289Highest 12% below MA |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$4,452 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±10.5 MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.7%±14.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Fall River and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 12% below MA |
26 min 11% below MA |
27 minHighest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.1%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.1%±4.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Auburn and Leicester 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 | #106 of 282 in MA | #262 of 282 in MA | #222 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Auburn | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Leicester |
| High school in town | Auburn Senior High | B M C Durfee High | Leicester High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
11.3 |
10.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.