Compare towns
Lakeville vs Fall River vs Holbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lakeville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Holbrook has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
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 | Lakeville | Fall River | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,944 |
94,082Highest |
11,380Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.8% MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±1.9Highest 9% above MA |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
42.8±3.2 7% above MA |
| Lakeville and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±2.7 MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Holbrook and Lakeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Holbrook and Lakeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Lakeville and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,984±$11kHighest 29% above MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$115,210±$14k 11% above MA |
| Lakeville and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $565,900±$27kHighest about the MA average |
$395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$465,400±$21k 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,884±$466Highest 7% above MA |
$1,155±$27 34% below MA |
$1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,536 8% below MA |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$6,105Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±18.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Lakeville and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1957 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.2%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Lakeville 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 | #96 of 282 in MA | #262 of 282 in MA | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Freetown-Lakeville | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Holbrook |
| High school in town | Apponequet Regional High | B M C Durfee High | Holbrook Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
11.3 |
14.3Highest |
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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.