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What Is It Like to Live in Fall River?

What it costs to live in Fall River, and how it compares with other Massachusetts cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

14

77th best value in Massachusetts

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Massachusetts cities.

Overall livability

22

76th overall in Massachusetts

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Fall River is home to about 93,339 people. A typical home runs $282,500 and a household earns around $49,600, a price-to-income ratio of 5.7. Among Massachusetts's largest cities, it ranks 77th for value and 76th overall.

Fall River at a glance

Median home price

$282,500

63rd in MA of 80

Median rent

$918/mo

Median household income

$49,600

Home price to income

5.7x

Unemployment

8.2%

75th in MA of 80

School rating

3/10

73rd in MA of 80

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in MA of 80

Walk score

10/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Massachusetts only. Updated 2026.