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Fall River vs Monkton vs Revere
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Monkton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Revere has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.2%).
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 | Monkton | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
1,999Lowest |
60,012 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+20.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2 about the U.S. average |
47.1±5.4Highest 21% above U.S. |
39.2±1.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Fall River and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Fall River and Revere 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 30% below U.S. |
$119,688±$28kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$86,969±$10k 8% above U.S. |
| Monkton and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11k 19% above U.S. |
$379,900±$18kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$597,400±$17kHighest 80% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,301±$120 8% below U.S. |
$2,076±$95Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$5,887Highest 89% above U.S. |
$5,605 80% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±64Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.9%±4.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Monkton and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
45.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | — | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Revere |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | None in town | Revere High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 13.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.