2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Fall River, MA vs Memphis, TN

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- Household income in Memphis, is 11% less than it is in Fall River and is 57% below the National Average.
- Fall River unemployment rate is 11.0%.
- Memphis unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Fall River, MAMemphis, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,561  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,981$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,181  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fall River, MAMemphis, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fall River, MAMemphis, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.7%13.1%
Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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Reviews for Memphis    148 Reviews

I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  More

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