What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Brooklyn	Fall River
People
Population	8,517Lowest	94,082Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+5.8% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S.	39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average
Kids under 18	20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22%	19.9%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Brooklyn and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2%	16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Brooklyn and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4%	4.1%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Brooklyn 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	$96,207±$15kHighest 19% above U.S.	$56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S.	$395,500±$11kHighest 19% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S.	$1,155±$27Highest 18% below U.S.
	Fall River and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,538Highest 45% above U.S.	$3,953Lowest 27% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	52.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Fall River and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S.	1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the U.S. average	26 minLowest about the U.S. average
Work from home	10.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1%	7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Brooklyn and Fall River 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	#113 of 149 in CT	#262 of 282 in MA
School district	Brooklyn School District	Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical
High school in town	None in town	B M C Durfee High
Students per teacherat that high school	—	11.3
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U.S. 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.