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Fall River vs Millbury vs Worcester
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).
Millbury has the most homeowners (75.4%).
Worcester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.1%).
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 | Millbury | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082 |
13,961Lowest |
207,055Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2 about the MA average |
42.6±3.1Highest 7% above MA |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
| Millbury 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%±1.2 MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±0.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Millbury 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% |
20.2%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
36.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$118,790±$13kHighest 14% above MA |
$70,102±$2k 33% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11k 30% below MA |
$450,100±$19kHighest 20% below MA |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,623±$232Highest 8% below MA |
$1,487±$38 16% below MA |
| Millbury and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$5,406Highest 10% below MA |
$4,733 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Worcester 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% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
42.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
1951 13 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1 MA: 18.6% |
| Millbury and Worcester 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 | #202 of 282 in MA | #266 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Millbury | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | Millbury Junior/Senior High | South High Community |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
11.3Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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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.