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Fall River vs Griswold vs Preston
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).
Griswold has the most affordable homes ($276k median).
Preston has the highest household income ($117k).
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 | Griswold | Preston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
11,530 |
4,821Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
48.1±3.9Highest 24% above U.S. |
46.2±7 19% above U.S. |
| Griswold and Preston 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% |
18.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Fall River and Preston 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%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
23%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Preston and Griswold 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% |
19.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Preston 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. |
$78,719±$11k about the U.S. average |
$116,648±$27kHighest 44% above U.S. |
| Preston and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$275,900±$42kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$361,900±$13k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,177±$65 17% below U.S. |
$1,433±$1kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Preston and Griswold 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. |
$4,628 48% above U.S. |
$4,749Highest 52% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.5%±15.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.6%±12.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Griswold and Preston 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% |
7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Preston and Griswold 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 | #118 of 149 in CT | #93 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Griswold School District | Preston School District |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | Griswold High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
11.5Highest |
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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.