r/Springfield • u/MammothWillingness65 • Jul 15 '26

Springfield vs Fall River mass

Can someone who’s been to both please let me know their thoughts? Which one seems to have better quality of life, be safer, etc.. thank you!

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u/skel66 Jul 16 '26

Both cities are dangerous in terms of statistics but as long as you aren't fucking around or in a gang you'll be fine

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u/solariam Jul 17 '26

"Dangerous"

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u/CloudedLeopardDaemon Jul 17 '26

"Dangerous" by Massachusetts standards is still safer than most small towns between Lake Champlain ans the Pacific Ocean.

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u/hazyhop Jul 18 '26

Born and raised around Springfield. It’s nothing crazy with danger levels. That’s ignorant to say imo

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u/skel66 Jul 18 '26

Statistically (like I said in my comment) you're wrong.

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u/hazyhop Jul 18 '26

Sweet can you share the data

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u/skel66 Jul 18 '26

https://www.opencrime.us/cities/springfield-massachusetts https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/table-8/table-8-state-cuts/massachusetts.xls

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u/hazyhop Jul 18 '26

You can’t compare Springfield to other places in Mass that have no where near the population. Cities compared to Springfield with the same population would make more sense for your argument.

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u/ANTIMODELMINORITY Jul 17 '26

Springfield is bigger but nothing special, train access to Hartford .

Fall River is smaller and nothing special but you are closer to the ocean and have train access to Boston

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u/FineEnvironment2026 Jul 17 '26

This seems right. Springfield was rich in the early 1900s and they built some cool museums and stuff. FR's peak was earlier, i think.

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u/No-Yam-1231 Jul 17 '26

I've lived in both, I actually kind of liked Fall River, but it was more than 25 years ago. I liked being much closer to the coast, it's a pretty area, but we have the Berkshires out here so it's kind of a trade off. Springfield is a much bigger city, and there is a lot more going on in the surounding area. Both cities are pretty safe as long as you stick to the more residential areas. A lot of it depends on what you are looking for.

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u/hazyhop Jul 18 '26

The pioneer valley is amazing!

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u/hazyhop Jul 18 '26

Born and raised in western mass. I live in west Springfield and I love it. Springfield is great. It has bad parts like every other town. A lot of great food options all around.

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u/seigezunt Jul 17 '26

Fall River was definitely dangerous for Lizzie Borden’s dad.

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u/eelparade Jul 16 '26

If you provided more context, we might be able to be more helpful.

But also, people who live in western mass probably aren't that familiar with Fall River, and vice versa.

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u/RedditSkippy Jul 17 '26

Fall River is a better location, and I say this as someone who is probably biased towards Springfield because I know it.

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