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Fall River vs Oakham vs Westport
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).
Oakham has the most homeowners (91.6%).
Westport has the most expensive homes ($522k 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 | Oakham | Westport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
1,639Lowest |
16,484 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
49±2.3 23% above MA |
50.7±1.8Highest 27% above MA |
| Westport and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.2%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
16.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Fall River and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Westport and Oakham 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% |
40.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
29.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$102,000±$20kHighest about the MA average |
$96,000±$9k 8% below MA |
| Oakham and Westport 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 |
$420,100±$20k 25% below MA |
$521,900±$38kHighest 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,174±$81 33% below MA |
$1,425±$356Highest 19% below MA |
| Westport and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953 34% below MA |
$4,103Highest 32% below MA |
$3,719Lowest 38% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±69.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.9%±19.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Westport 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% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
39 minHighest 32% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
9.6%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±2.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Oakham and Westport 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 | — | #195 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Quabbin | Westport |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | None in town | Westport Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 11.5Highest |
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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.