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Fall River vs Freetown vs Thompson
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 highest household income ($144k).
Thompson has the most people working from home (13.1%).
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 | Freetown | Thompson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
9,285Lowest |
9,337 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
40.9±3.2 5% above U.S. |
54.1±2.2Highest 39% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.4%±2.8Lowest 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%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Fall River and Freetown 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±$15kHighest 78% above U.S. |
$93,629±$18k 16% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11k 19% above U.S. |
$518,200±$30kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$291,900±$24kLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27 18% below U.S. |
$1,891±$363Highest 34% above U.S. |
$1,012±$344Lowest 28% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953 27% above U.S. |
$5,188Highest 66% above U.S. |
$3,822Lowest 23% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.2%±12.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54%±18.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Thompson and Fall River 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%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.7%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Thompson and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #161 of 282 in MA | #130 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Freetown-Lakeville | Thompson School District |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | None in town | Tourtellotte Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
— | 7.9Lowest |
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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.