Compare towns
Freetown vs Lunenburg vs Uxbridge
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).
Lunenburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.8%).
Uxbridge has the most affordable homes ($441k 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 | Freetown | Lunenburg | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,285Lowest |
11,902 |
14,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+16.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±3.2Lowest about the MA average |
43.2±2.1Highest 8% above MA |
41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
| Lunenburg and Uxbridge 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% |
21.1%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Lunenburg and Freetown 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% |
44%Highest MA: 47.3% |
38%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $143,884±$15kHighest 38% above MA |
$112,828±$11kLowest 9% above MA |
$124,725±$7k 20% above MA |
| Freetown and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $518,200±$30kHighest 8% below MA |
$463,900±$24k 17% below MA |
$441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,891±$363 7% above MA |
$1,974±$586Highest 12% above MA |
$1,555±$265Lowest 12% below MA |
| Lunenburg and Freetown 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 |
$6,401Highest 7% above MA |
$5,836 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.2%±12.1 MA: 51.8% |
45.8%±13.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Lunenburg and Freetown 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% |
4.2%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.7% MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1972Lowest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 11% above MA |
36 min 24% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.7%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.8%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Uxbridge and Lunenburg 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 | #87 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Freetown-Lakeville | Lunenburg | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | None in town | Lunenburg High | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.