Compare towns
Mendon vs Everett vs Fall River vs Lancaster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Fall River has the most affordable homes ($396k median).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
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 | Mendon | Everett | Fall River | Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,325Lowest |
50,045 |
94,082Highest |
8,606 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.8% MA: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4Highest 10% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
39.3±1.2 about the MA average |
43.1±4.9 8% above MA |
| Mendon and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2 MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9 MA: 17.9% |
19.9%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Lancaster 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+ | 46.9% MA: 47.3% |
24.9% MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $132,256±$33k 27% above MA |
$85,218±$7k 18% below MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$134,833±$27kHighest 30% above MA |
| Lancaster and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$610,000±$23k 9% above MA |
$395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$519,100±$60k 8% below MA |
| Mendon and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196 4% above MA |
$2,076±$69 18% above MA |
$1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
| Lancaster and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,213 20% above MA |
$4,880 19% below MA |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$7,235Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% MA: 10% |
14.7% MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2% MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1945 19 yrs older than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 4% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #210 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #262 of 282 in MA | #145 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | Everett | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Nashoba |
| High school in town | None in town | Everett High | B M C Durfee High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Highest |
11.3Lowest |
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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.