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Tiverton vs Windsor Locks vs Fall River
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tiverton has the highest household income ($106k).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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.
| Measure | Tiverton | Windsor Locks | Fall River |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,189 |
12,579Lowest |
94,082Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.1±2.4Highest 31% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±1.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Fall River and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,036±$10kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13k about the U.S. average |
$56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $411,900±$24kHighest 24% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$395,500±$11k 19% above U.S. |
| Tiverton and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$152 12% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Tiverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,767Highest 53% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,953 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.5%±3.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.5%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Tiverton 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 | #15 of 38 in RI | #109 of 149 in CT | #262 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Tiverton | Windsor Locks School District | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Tiverton High School | Windsor Locks High School | B M C Durfee High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0 |
8.9Lowest |
11.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.