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Fall River vs Bartlett vs North Westport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
North Westport has the highest household income ($88k).
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 | Fall River | Bartlett | North Westport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
3,281Lowest |
5,289 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
57.4±4.7Highest 48% above U.S. |
44.7±2.8 15% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Fall River and North Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
36.1%±9.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.3%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
17% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| North Westport 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 | $56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$59,754±$9k 26% below U.S. |
$87,582±$17kHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11k 19% above U.S. |
$371,400±$78kLowest 12% above U.S. |
$411,300±$53kHighest 24% above U.S. |
| North Westport and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,676±$97Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,662±$723 18% above U.S. |
| Bartlett and North Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Highest 27% above U.S. |
$2,512Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$2,806 10% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
68.5%±37.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
73.3%±40.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| North Westport and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bartlett 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 | #262 of 282 in MA | #74 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Bartlett School District | — |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | None in town | — |
| 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.