Compare towns
Fall River vs Danvers vs Everett vs North Westport
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).
Danvers has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
North Westport has the most homeowners (79.6%).
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 | Danvers | Everett | North Westport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
28,098 |
50,045 |
5,289Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2 about the MA average |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
44.7±2.8 12% above MA |
| Danvers 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 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±5.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
16.3%±3 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9% MA: 47.3% |
17% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±3.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and North Westport 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 45% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$85,218±$7k 18% below MA |
$87,582±$17k 16% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$610,000±$23k 9% above MA |
$411,300±$53k 27% below MA |
| Danvers and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,662±$723 6% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953 34% below MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$4,880 19% below MA |
$2,806Lowest 53% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
73.3%±40.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| North Westport and Everett 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% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
14.7% MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2% MA: 62.5% |
37.2% MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 19 yrs older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
28 min about the MA average |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
4.3%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | — | Everett | — |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | — | Everett High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
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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.