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Fall River vs Dracut 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).
Dracut has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Dracut | North Westport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
32,574 |
5,289Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
41.7±2 4% above MA |
44.7±2.8Highest 12% above MA |
| North Westport and Dracut 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% |
21.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±5.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Dracut 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 MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.3%±3 MA: 17.9% |
| Dracut 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 MA: 47.3% |
36.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
17% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±3.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| North Westport and Dracut 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 |
$114,036±$10kHighest 10% above MA |
$87,582±$17k 16% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$473,900±$17kHighest 16% below MA |
$411,300±$53k 27% below MA |
| Dracut and North Westport 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 |
$1,839±$130Highest 4% above MA |
$1,662±$723 6% below MA |
| Dracut and North Westport 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 |
$5,375Highest 10% below MA |
$2,806Lowest 53% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
73.3%±40.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| North Westport and Dracut 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% |
7.8% MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2 MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±2Highest MA: 18.6% |
4.3%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #201 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Dracut | — |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | Dracut Senior High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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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.