City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Boston | Fall River | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,981/mo | $1,020/mo | 94.2% higher in A |
| Median home value | $684,900 | $328,100 | 108.7% higher in A |
| Median household income | $89,212 | $52,734 | 69.2% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 101.2 | 98.3 | 3.0% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 144.1 | 134.0 | 7.6% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 99.0 | 100.4 | 1.3% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 112.8 | 103.0 | 9.6% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Boston, you'd need $80,330 in Fall River to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Fall River, MA is about 19.7% cheaper overall than Boston, MA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 36% lower in Fall River than in Boston. If you earn $80,000 in Boston, you'd need about $64,264 in Fall River to keep the same standard of living.