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Townsend vs Fall River vs Everett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Townsend has the most homeowners (82%).
Fall River has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
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 | Townsend | Fall River | Everett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,100Lowest |
94,082Highest |
50,045 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.8% MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±3.3Highest about the MA average |
39.3±1.2 about the MA average |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
| Townsend and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Townsend 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+ | 35.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
24.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,528±$23kHighest 17% above MA |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$85,218±$7k 18% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $433,200±$22k 23% below MA |
$395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$313 17% below MA |
$1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,031Highest about the MA average |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$4,880 19% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±16.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
14.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
37.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1945 19 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 27% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
35 min 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #136 of 282 in MA | #262 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA |
| School district | North Middlesex | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Everett |
| High school in town | North Middlesex Regional | B M C Durfee High | Everett High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
11.3Lowest |
12.1 |
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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.