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Acushnet vs Douglas vs Freetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Acushnet has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Douglas has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Freetown has the most expensive homes ($518k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Acushnet | Douglas | Freetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,624Highest |
9,207Lowest |
9,285 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.8Highest 15% above MA |
44±2.6 10% above MA |
40.9±3.2Lowest about the MA average |
| Acushnet and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Douglas and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.8%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Douglas and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,503±$9kLowest 14% below MA |
$152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$143,884±$15k 38% above MA |
| Douglas and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,400±$34kLowest 22% below MA |
$470,600±$29k 16% below MA |
$518,200±$30kHighest 8% below MA |
| Freetown and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$354Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,503±$697 15% below MA |
$1,891±$363Highest 7% above MA |
| Freetown and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,647Lowest 22% below MA |
$6,338Highest 6% above MA |
$5,188 13% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.9%±17.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
39.2%±12.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Acushnet and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
34 minHighest 16% above MA |
32 min 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
20.9%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.7%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #118 of 282 in MA | #177 of 282 in MA | #161 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Acushnet | Douglas | Freetown-Lakeville |
| High school in town | None in town | Douglas High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.2 |
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MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.