Compare towns
Fall River vs Mendon vs Upton vs Somerset
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).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.7%).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Somerset has the oldest population (median age 47).
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 | Mendon | Upton | Somerset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
6,325Lowest |
8,189 |
18,298 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
47±2.2Highest 18% above MA |
| Somerset and Upton 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% |
22.8%±6.2 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Mendon 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% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
25.3%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Somerset and Upton 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% |
46.9% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
37.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Somerset 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 |
$132,256±$33k 27% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$112,677±$6k 8% above MA |
| Upton and Mendon 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 |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$418,800±$18k 25% below MA |
| Mendon and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27 34% below MA |
$1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,271±$93 28% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$7,213 20% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,977 17% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
58.3%±12.9 MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Somerset 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% |
7.1% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
31 min 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
12%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Mendon 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #132 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Mendon-Upton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Somerset Berkley Regional School District · Somerset |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | None in town | Blackstone Valley | Somerset Berkley Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
— | 11.2Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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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.