Compare towns
Holbrook vs Fall River vs East Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holbrook has the oldest population (median age 42.8).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
East Bridgewater has the most people working from home (17.3%).
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 | Holbrook | Fall River | East Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,380Lowest |
94,082Highest |
14,456 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% MA: +7.4% |
+5.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.2Highest 7% above MA |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
41.6±2.2 4% above MA |
| Holbrook and East Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9 MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Holbrook 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+ | 34.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Holbrook and East Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,210±$14k 11% above MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$133,853±$9kHighest 29% above MA |
| East Bridgewater and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $465,400±$21k 17% below MA |
$395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$510,200±$32kHighest 9% below MA |
| East Bridgewater and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,155±$27 34% below MA |
$1,981±$671Highest 12% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,105 about the MA average |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$6,522Highest 9% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±18.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
60.9%±20.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| East Bridgewater and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 7 yrs older than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 30% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
32 min 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.3%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| East Bridgewater and Holbrook 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 | #234 of 282 in MA | #262 of 282 in MA | #204 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Holbrook | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | East Bridgewater |
| High school in town | Holbrook Middle High School | B M C Durfee High | East Bridgewater JR./SR. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
11.3Lowest |
13.3 |
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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.