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Fall River vs Lakeville
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).
Lakeville has the most homeowners (83.5%).
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 | Lakeville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
11,944Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
43.8±1.9Highest 9% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.2%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Lakeville 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% |
16.3%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Lakeville 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 MA: 47.3% |
38.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$133,984±$11kHighest 29% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$565,900±$27kHighest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,884±$466Highest 7% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$5,536Highest 8% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.5%±18.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Lakeville 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% |
4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.2%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #96 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Freetown-Lakeville |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | Apponequet Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
10.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.