What stands out worked out from the figures below

Stratham has the most people working from home (25.3%).

Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Stratham	Fall River
People
Population	7,754Lowest	94,082Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	+5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	41.6±4.9Highest 7% above U.S.	39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average
	Stratham and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22%	19.9%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Stratham and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2%	16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Stratham 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+	69.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	4.1%±0.6Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Fall River and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$151,998±$20kHighest 88% above U.S.	$56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$655,400±$36kHighest 97% above U.S.	$395,500±$11kLowest 19% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,511±$377Highest 78% above U.S.	$1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$9,781Highest 214% above U.S.	$3,953Lowest 27% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	64%±38.2Highest U.S.: 51.1%	52.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Stratham and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S.	1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the U.S. average	26 minLowest about the U.S. average
Work from home	25.3%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1%	7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#43 of 120 in NH	#262 of 282 in MA
School district	Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District	Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical
High school in town	None in town	B M C Durfee High
Students per teacherat that high school	—	11.3
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U.S. 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.