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Freetown vs Groton vs Berkley
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 most renters (13.9% rent).
Groton has the most people working from home (27.5%).
Berkley has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Groton | Berkley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,285 |
11,390Highest |
6,829Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±3.2Lowest about the MA average |
41.4±2.7 4% above MA |
43.4±4.1Highest 9% above MA |
| Berkley and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
28.3%±4.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±5.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Groton and Berkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
15.2%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Freetown and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% MA: 47.3% |
70.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
37.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±2.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Groton and Berkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $143,884±$15kLowest 38% above MA |
$192,958±$27kHighest 86% above MA |
$144,205±$49k 39% above MA |
| Groton and Berkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $518,200±$30k 8% below MA |
$743,400±$46kHighest 32% above MA |
$511,200±$45kLowest 9% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,891±$363Highest 7% above MA |
$1,458±$335Lowest 17% below MA |
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| Freetown and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,188Lowest 13% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,018 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.2%±12.1 MA: 51.8% |
43.8%±17Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Groton and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1% MA: 10% |
3.8%Highest MA: 10% |
2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.8% MA: 62.5% |
96.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
1986 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 11% above MA |
32 min 11% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 7.7%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
27.5%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.1%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #161 of 282 in MA | #39 of 282 in MA | #155 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Freetown-Lakeville | Groton-Dunstable | Berkley |
| High school in town | None in town | Groton Dunstable Regional | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.7 |
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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.