Compare towns
Fall River vs Gosnold vs 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 affordable homes ($396k median).
Gosnold has the most people working from home (24.1%).
Westport has the most homeowners (82.9%).
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 | Gosnold | Westport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
31Lowest |
16,484 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
— | +5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
60.5±20.5Highest 51% above MA |
50.7±1.8 27% above MA |
| Gosnold 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 MA: 19.4% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.5%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
| 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 MA: 17.9% |
38.7%±100Highest MA: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Gosnold 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 MA: 47.3% |
67.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
29.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
0%±63.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
— | $96,000±$9kHighest 8% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$700,000±$154kHighest 25% above MA |
$521,900±$38k 7% below MA |
| Gosnold and 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 |
— | $1,425±$356Highest 19% below MA |
| Westport and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Highest 34% below MA |
$2,667Lowest 55% below MA |
$3,719 38% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.9%±19.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Westport 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 MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
44.4% MA: 62.5% |
82.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
10 minLowest 67% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.1%±72.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±2.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Gosnold and Westport 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 | — | #195 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Gosnold | 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 |
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.