Compare towns
Fall River vs Brooklyn vs Upton
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 affordable homes ($315k median).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
8,517 |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.6±2.5 17% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Upton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Brooklyn 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%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Upton and Brooklyn 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest 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 | $56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11k 19% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Highest 18% below U.S. |
$1,125±$98 20% below U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% 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 | $3,953Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$4,538 45% above U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above 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% |
52.8%±31Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Upton 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% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #113 of 149 in CT | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Brooklyn School District | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | None in town | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
— | 11.2Lowest |
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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.