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Fall River vs Eliot vs Lynn
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).
Eliot has the most people working from home (17.4%).
Lynn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.1%).
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 | Eliot | Lynn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082 |
7,146Lowest |
101,709Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2 about the U.S. average |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
36.5±1.2Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.1%±1.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.7%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±0.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$101,522±$10kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$75,043±$3k 7% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
$510,100±$23kHighest 53% above U.S. |
| Lynn and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,722±$60 22% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Lynn 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. |
$4,549 46% above U.S. |
$5,384Highest 73% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
60%±4.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lynn and Eliot 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% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
48.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1946 34 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #19 of 133 in ME | #277 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Lynn |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | None in town | Lynn English High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 15.0Highest |
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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.