Compare towns
Fall River vs Hanover vs Brooklyn
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).
Hanover has the highest household income ($190k).
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
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 | Hanover | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
14,845 |
8,517Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.8±1.4 7% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Brooklyn and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
26.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Hanover and Brooklyn 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% |
16.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brooklyn 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% |
56.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brooklyn 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. |
$189,803±$23kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11k 19% above U.S. |
$755,400±$39kHighest 127% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27 18% below U.S. |
$1,845±$341Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$9,342Highest 200% above U.S. |
$4,538 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
65%±23.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover 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% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.6%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hanover and Brooklyn 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 | #69 of 282 in MA | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | South Shore Vocational Technical High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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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.