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Fall River vs Lynn vs Springfield
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).
Lynn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.1%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Lynn | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Lowest |
101,709 |
154,749Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% MA: +7.4% |
+12.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Highest about the MA average |
36.5±1.2 9% below MA |
33.7±0.5Lowest 16% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
24.1%±1.4 MA: 19.4% |
24.2%±0.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Springfield and Lynn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.7%±0.9 MA: 17.9% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
24.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
20.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
7.5%±0.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,673±$3k 45% below MA |
$75,043±$3kHighest 28% below MA |
$52,656±$2kLowest 49% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11k 30% below MA |
$510,100±$23kHighest 9% below MA |
$245,000±$4kLowest 56% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27 34% below MA |
$1,722±$60Highest about the MA average |
$1,144±$55Lowest 35% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953 34% below MA |
$5,384Highest 10% below MA |
$3,695Lowest 38% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±4.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±3.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Lynn and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6% MA: 10% |
13.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
25.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
48.1% MA: 62.5% |
49.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1946 18 yrs older than MA |
1952Highest 12 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
32 minHighest 8% above MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
7.9%±1 MA: 18.6% |
8.4%±0.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Springfield 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 | #277 of 282 in MA | #276 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Lynn | Springfield |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | Lynn English High | Springfield Central High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
15.0Highest |
12.2 |
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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.