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Fall River vs Holyoke vs Lynn
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).
Holyoke has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Lynn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.1%).
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 | Holyoke | Lynn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082 |
37,813Lowest |
101,709Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% MA: +7.4% |
-4.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+12.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2 about the MA average |
40±1.6Highest about the MA average |
36.5±1.2Lowest 9% below MA |
| Holyoke and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.4%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
24.1%±1.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Lynn and Holyoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9 MA: 17.9% |
20.1%±1.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
25.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.4%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,673±$3k 45% below MA |
$53,605±$3kLowest 48% below MA |
$75,043±$3kHighest 28% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11k 30% below MA |
$274,100±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$510,100±$23kHighest 9% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27 34% below MA |
$1,021±$60Lowest 42% below MA |
$1,722±$60Highest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$4,065 32% below MA |
$5,384Highest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
51.7%±5.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±4.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 19.6% MA: 10% |
27%Highest MA: 10% |
13.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
41.3% MA: 62.5% |
48.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1950Highest 14 yrs older than MA |
1946 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
19 minLowest 34% below MA |
32 minHighest 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±2.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±1 MA: 18.6% |
| Holyoke and Lynn 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 | #281 of 282 in MA | #277 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Holyoke · Springfield | Lynn |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | Holyoke High | Lynn English High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
12.5 |
15.0Highest |
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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.