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Freetown vs Dudley vs Acushnet
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freetown has the highest household income ($144k).
Dudley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
Acushnet has the most people working from home (10.3%).
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 | Dudley | Acushnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,285Lowest |
11,929Highest |
10,624 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8% MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±3.2 about the MA average |
40.2±2.4Lowest about the MA average |
46±2.8Highest 15% above MA |
| Acushnet 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 MA: 19.4% |
20.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
20.3%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Freetown and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
16.9%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.9%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
26.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
13.1%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $143,884±$15kHighest 38% above MA |
$84,604±$12kLowest 19% below MA |
$89,503±$9k 14% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $518,200±$30kHighest 8% below MA |
$392,600±$19kLowest 30% below MA |
$436,400±$34k 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,891±$363Highest 7% above MA |
$1,217±$182 31% below MA |
$1,170±$354Lowest 34% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,188Highest 13% below MA |
$3,691Lowest 38% below MA |
$4,647 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.2%±12.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.4%±4.1 MA: 51.8% |
65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Acushnet and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.4%Highest MA: 10% |
6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 11% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
28 min 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 7.7%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
9.1%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Acushnet and Dudley 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 | #142 of 282 in MA | #118 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Freetown-Lakeville | Dudley-Charlton Reg | Acushnet |
| High school in town | None in town | Shepherd Hill Regional High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.