Fall River
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Outdoors in Fall River
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About Fall River
City in MassachusettsFall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state, and the second-largest municipality in the county behind New Bedford. It abuts the Rhode Island state line with Tiverton, Rhode Island, to its south. Located along the eastern shore of Mount Hope Bay at the mouth of the Taunton River, the city gained recognition during the 19th century as a leading textile manufacturing center in the United States. While the textile industry has long since moved on, its impact on the city's culture and landscape is still prominent. Fall River's official motto is "We'll Try",…
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How Fall River ranks
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Housing in Fall River
The typical Fall River home is worth about $450,000, up 2.3% in a year, 32% below the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Fall River
Safety Grade D
Fall River reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.
Schools in Fall River
All Fall River schools →School Grade D
The public schools Fall River’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 91% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Fall River is
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