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Fall River vs Eliot vs Westport
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%).
Westport has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
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 | Westport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
7,146Lowest |
16,484 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
50.7±1.8 30% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.5%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Fall River and Westport 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% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Eliot and 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$101,522±$10kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$96,000±$9k 19% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
$521,900±$38kHighest 57% above U.S. |
| Westport 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. |
$1,425±$356 about the U.S. average |
| Eliot and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953 27% above U.S. |
$4,549Highest 46% above U.S. |
$3,719Lowest 19% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±19.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Westport 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% |
6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #19 of 133 in ME | #195 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Westport |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | None in town | Westport Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 11.5Highest |
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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.