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Somerset vs Fall River vs Somerset
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
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 | Somerset | Fall River | Somerset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,298Lowest |
94,082Highest |
18,298Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47±2.2Highest 18% above MA |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
47±2.2Highest 18% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Fall River and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.3%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.3%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
37.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,677±$6kHighest 8% above MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$112,677±$6kHighest 8% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $418,800±$18kHighest 25% below MA |
$395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$418,800±$18kHighest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$93Highest 28% below MA |
$1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,271±$93Highest 28% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,977Highest 17% below MA |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$4,977Highest 17% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±12.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
58.3%±12.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Highest 2 yrs older than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1962Highest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 8% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
31 minHighest 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 12%±2.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12%±2.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #132 of 282 in MA | #262 of 282 in MA | #132 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Somerset Berkley Regional School District · Somerset | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | Somerset Berkley Regional High School | B M C Durfee High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
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.