Compare towns
Fall River vs Plainville vs Revere
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).
Plainville has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Revere has the most expensive homes ($597k 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 | Plainville | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
9,943Lowest |
60,012 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+20.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+20.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2 about the MA average |
43.2±3.6Highest 8% above MA |
39.2±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Plainville 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%±1.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
| 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 MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainville 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 45% below MA |
$104,106±$13kHighest about the MA average |
$86,969±$10k 16% below MA |
| Plainville 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±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$476,000±$35k 15% below MA |
$597,400±$17kHighest 6% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,977±$197 12% above MA |
$2,076±$95Highest 18% above MA |
| Revere and Plainville 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 |
$5,329 11% below MA |
$5,605Highest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.8%±13.6 MA: 51.8% |
57.9%±4.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Revere and Plainville 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% |
7.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
70.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.9%±4.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±1.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #102 of 282 in MA | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Plainville | 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 |
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.