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Fall River vs Pelham vs Freetown
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).
Pelham has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Freetown has the highest household income ($144k).
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 | Pelham | Freetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
14,449 |
9,285Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.5±2.7Highest 7% above U.S. |
40.9±3.2 5% above U.S. |
| Pelham and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Pelham and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Freetown and Pelham 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% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pelham and Fall River 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. |
$135,956±$19k 68% above U.S. |
$143,884±$15kHighest 78% above U.S. |
| Freetown and Pelham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$552,600±$27kHighest 66% above U.S. |
$518,200±$30k 56% above U.S. |
| Pelham and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,425±$88 about the U.S. average |
$1,891±$363Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$8,634Highest 177% above U.S. |
$5,188 66% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.3%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.2%±12.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pelham 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.7%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #48 of 120 in NH | #161 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Pelham School District | Freetown-Lakeville |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | Pelham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.