Fall River.
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Massachusetts·Bristol County
26 tracts·94K people·$396K median·2,840/mi²
White 68 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 9 · Black 6 · Asian 3 · Other 2
Living alone 36 · Other 33 · Married couple 30
Health 38 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 17 · Professional 13 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Service 21 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 13
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 30 · Work from home 7 · Walk 4 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fall River is $395,500 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Fall River has 94,082 residents across 26 census tracts and 23 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.3; the population is 67.6% White, 13.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% Multiracial, 5.6% Black, 2.7% Asian and 1.9% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 16.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.6% (Census ACS).
James Tansey (48%), North End Elementary (38%) and Spencer Borden (34%) lead the elementary schools; Morton Middle (17%), Talbot Innovation School (16%) and Matthew J Kuss Middle (15%) lead the middle schools; Diman Regional Vocational Technical High (58%), B M C Durfee High (24%) and Argosy Collegiate Charter School (20%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,155/month, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fall River is $56,673 a year, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Fall River, median rent is $1,155/month and the median home value is $395,500 (Census ACS).
Fall River reported 9.1 violent crimes and 14.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 98 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fall River are drought (71), inland flooding (69) and earthquake (64), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fall River, 3.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).