Compare towns
Fall River vs Hanson vs Pembroke
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 renters (64.7% rent).
Hanson has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Pembroke has the most people working from home (21.2%).
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 | Hanson | Pembroke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
10,660Lowest |
18,382 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.2% MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
42.8±3 7% above MA |
45.5±3.3Highest 14% above MA |
| Pembroke and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2 MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±3.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hanson 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 MA: 17.9% |
19.7%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.4%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Hanson and Pembroke 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% |
42.6% MA: 47.3% |
44.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Pembroke and Hanson 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 45% below MA |
$132,200±$10k 27% above MA |
$146,285±$17kHighest 41% above MA |
| Pembroke and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$533,900±$36k 5% below MA |
$586,500±$28kHighest 4% above MA |
| Pembroke and Hanson 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 |
$1,821±$860 3% above MA |
$2,464±$753Highest 40% above MA |
| Pembroke and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$6,402 7% above MA |
$6,585Highest 10% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
69%±33.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.1%±5.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hanson 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% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
34 min 15% above MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #149 of 282 in MA | #82 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Whitman-Hanson | Pembroke |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | Whitman Hanson Regional | Pembroke High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
14.7Highest |
12.3 |
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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.