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Fall River vs Suffield vs Lynn
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).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Lynn has the most expensive homes ($510k 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 | Suffield | Lynn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082 |
15,702Lowest |
101,709Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +12.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2 about the U.S. average |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
36.5±1.2Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2 U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.1%±1.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±0.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.7%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Suffield 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% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±0.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Lynn and Suffield 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. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$75,043±$3k 7% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$510,100±$23kHighest 53% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$1,722±$60Highest 22% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,953Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$5,384 73% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
60%±4.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
48.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1946 34 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT | #277 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Suffield School District | Lynn |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | Suffield High School | Lynn English High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
10.9Lowest |
15.0Highest |
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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.