Compare towns
Fall River vs Buzzards Bay vs Revere
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Buzzards Bay has the most people working from home (17.4%).
Revere has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.2%).
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 | Buzzards Bay | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
2,909Lowest |
60,012 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.9% MA: +7.4% |
+20.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2 about the MA average |
54.4±5.9Highest 36% above MA |
39.2±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
6.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Fall River and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9 MA: 17.9% |
32.3%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
29.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
8.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$94,388±$12kHighest 9% below MA |
$86,969±$10k 16% below MA |
| Buzzards Bay and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$454,500±$28k 19% below MA |
$597,400±$17kHighest 6% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,484±$601 16% below MA |
$2,076±$95Highest 18% above MA |
| Revere and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953 34% below MA |
$3,405Lowest 43% below MA |
$5,605Highest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
37.9%±20.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.9%±4.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Revere 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 MA: 10% |
7.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1956 8 yrs older than MA |
1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
32 min 10% above MA |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±6.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±1.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | — | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | — | Revere |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | — | Revere High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 13.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA 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.