Compare towns
Fall River vs Brooklyn 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).
Brooklyn has the most people working from home (10.7%).
North Westport has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Brooklyn | North Westport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
8,517 |
5,289Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +3.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
44.7±2.8 15% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn 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%±1.2 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±5.4Lowest 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+ | 16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.3%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brooklyn and North Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
17% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| North Westport and Brooklyn 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. |
$96,207±$15kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$87,582±$17k 8% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and North Westport 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. |
$315,200±$28kLowest 5% 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. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% 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 | $3,953 27% above U.S. |
$4,538Highest 45% above U.S. |
$2,806Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest 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% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.3%±2.4Lowest 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 | #262 of 282 in MA | #113 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Brooklyn 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.