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Fall River vs Griswold 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).
Griswold has the most affordable homes ($276k median).
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 | Griswold | Thompson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
11,530 |
9,337Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
48.1±3.9 24% above U.S. |
54.1±2.2Highest 39% above U.S. |
| Thompson and Griswold 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%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
11.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Fall River and Griswold 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% |
24.4%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Thompson 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% |
21.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Fall River and Thompson 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 |
$93,629±$18kHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Thompson 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. |
$291,900±$24k 12% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27 18% below U.S. |
$1,177±$65Highest 17% below U.S. |
$1,012±$344Lowest 28% below U.S. |
| Griswold and Fall River 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. |
$4,628Highest 48% above U.S. |
$3,822Lowest 23% 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% |
54%±18.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Griswold and Thompson 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% |
5.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 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 |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Thompson 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 | #130 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Griswold School District | Thompson School District |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | Griswold High School | Tourtellotte Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
11.5Highest |
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.