New Bedford vs Fall River

New Bedford and Fall River on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

45D

D−39

New Bedford ahead by 6Editorial weights

Category by category

FHousingF

Fall River +1 pts

FSchoolsF

New Bedford +4 pts

BCost of livingB

level

C−CommuteD+

New Bedford +6 pts

CAmenitiesF

New Bedford +39 pts

FEmploymentF

Fall River +8 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$357kMedian home value$396k

$1,137Median rent$1,155

24.7 minMean commute25.8 min

$57kMedian household income$57k

1.17%Effective property tax0.97%

9th pctWithin-state proficiency8th pct

35Restaurants & cafés4

100,998Population94,082

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.