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Fall River is a mid-size city of 94,082 people in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It's about 18 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $396k and rent runs about $1k a month.
94,082people
$396kTypical home
$1,155/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
33"Snow
230Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 94,082
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,840 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Providence, RI
- 18 mi to Providence, RI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $396k (≈$2,494/mo)
- Median rent $1,155/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (787 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,513 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to EWB airport
- 17 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 25% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,525 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 222 bars within 25 mi
- 673 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 97 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bristol County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk