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Fall River vs Wakefield 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 affordable homes ($396k median).
Wakefield has the most people working from home (24.6%).
Revere has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.2%).
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 | Wakefield | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 94,082Highest |
27,793Lowest |
60,012 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.7% MA: +7.4% |
+20.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.2 about the MA average |
42.4±1.7Highest 6% above MA |
39.2±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2 MA: 19.4% |
20%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Wakefield 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 MA: 17.9% |
19%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
59.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Wakefield 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 |
$134,306±$14kHighest 29% above MA |
$86,969±$10k 16% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$723,500±$24kHighest 29% above MA |
$597,400±$17k 6% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,958±$102 11% above MA |
$2,076±$95Highest 18% above MA |
| Revere and Wakefield 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 |
$7,779Highest 30% above MA |
$5,605 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
43.7%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.9%±4.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Revere 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% |
4.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
70.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1956 8 yrs older than MA |
1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±1.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #262 of 282 in MA | #179 of 282 in MA | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | — | Revere |
| High school in town | B M C Durfee High | — | 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.