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Fall River vs Bath 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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 | Bath | North Westport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
8,815 |
5,289Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.4±3Highest 17% above U.S. |
44.7±2.8 15% above U.S. |
| Bath and North Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest 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% |
25.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.3%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
17% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| North Westport and Bath 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. |
$69,390±$12k 14% below U.S. |
$87,582±$17kHighest 8% above U.S. |
| North Westport and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11k 19% above U.S. |
$310,900±$30kLowest 7% below 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±$27 18% below U.S. |
$1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,662±$723Highest 18% 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. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Highest 27% above U.S. |
$3,847 23% above U.S. |
$2,806Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.3%±15.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
73.3%±40.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| North Westport and Fall River 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% |
12.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Highest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #31 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | Morse High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.