Compare towns
Freetown vs Brooklyn vs Fall River
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freetown has the highest household income ($144k).
Brooklyn has the most people working from home (10.7%).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
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 | Freetown | Brooklyn | Fall River |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,285 |
8,517Lowest |
94,082Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±3.2 5% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Brooklyn and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Freetown and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Freetown and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brooklyn and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $143,884±$15kHighest 78% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
$56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $518,200±$30kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$395,500±$11k 19% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,891±$363Highest 34% above U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,155±$27 18% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,188Highest 66% above U.S. |
$4,538 45% above U.S. |
$3,953Lowest 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.2%±12.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fall River and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 7.7%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brooklyn and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #161 of 282 in MA | #113 of 149 in CT | #262 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Freetown-Lakeville | Brooklyn School District | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | B M C Durfee High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.