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Fall River vs Freetown vs Newfields
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).
Freetown has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
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 | Freetown | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
9,285 |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
40.9±3.2 5% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Freetown 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Freetown and Fall River 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% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Fall River 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 30% below U.S. |
$143,884±$15k 78% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$518,200±$30k 56% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,891±$363Highest 34% above U.S. |
$1,875±$323 33% above U.S. |
| Freetown and Newfields 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. |
$5,188 66% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.2%±12.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fall River and Newfields 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% |
3.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.7%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #161 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Freetown-Lakeville | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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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.