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Fall River vs Hudson vs Mansfield
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).
Hudson has the oldest population (median age 42.9).
Mansfield has the most expensive homes ($604k 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 | Hudson | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
20,077Lowest |
23,931 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.4% MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
42.9±1.7Highest 7% above MA |
41.4±1.3 4% above MA |
| Hudson and Mansfield 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% |
19.3%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Mansfield and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9 MA: 17.9% |
20.1%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.1% MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Mansfield 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 45% below MA |
$103,400±$13k about the MA average |
$125,273±$15kHighest 21% above MA |
| Mansfield and Hudson 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 |
$496,800±$22k 12% below MA |
$603,500±$28kHighest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,406±$82 20% below MA |
$1,803±$147Highest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$6,892 15% above MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
40.8%±8.7 MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Fall River and Hudson 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% |
5.3% MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
31 min 6% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Mansfield and Hudson 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Hudson | Mansfield |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | Hudson High | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
10.2Lowest |
11.1 |
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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.