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Fall River vs Newfields vs Pepperell
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).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Pepperell has the most kids (20.1% under 18).
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 | Newfields | Pepperell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
2,023Lowest |
11,663 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
42.4±3.3 9% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Pepperell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Pepperell 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pepperell 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Pepperell 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. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$124,073±$12k 54% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$482,100±$14k 45% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,295±$238 8% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,698 115% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.1%±16.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fall River and Pepperell 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% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±2.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | — | #153 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Newfields School District | North Middlesex |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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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.