Compare towns
Freetown vs Somerset 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.8%).
Somerset has the most people working from home (12%).
Acushnet has the shortest commute (28 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 | Somerset | Acushnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,285Lowest |
18,298Highest |
10,624 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±3.2Lowest about the MA average |
47±2.2Highest 18% above MA |
46±2.8 15% above MA |
| Somerset and Acushnet 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% |
18.9%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.3%±3.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Freetown and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.3%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.9%±3.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Somerset and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest MA: 47.3% |
37.6% MA: 47.3% |
26.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Somerset and Acushnet 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 38% above MA |
$112,677±$6k 8% above MA |
$89,503±$9kLowest 14% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $518,200±$30kHighest 8% below MA |
$418,800±$18kLowest 25% below MA |
$436,400±$34k 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,891±$363Highest 7% above MA |
$1,271±$93 28% below MA |
$1,170±$354Lowest 34% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,188Highest 13% below MA |
$4,977 17% below MA |
$4,647Lowest 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.2%±12.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
58.3%±12.9 MA: 51.8% |
65.4%±15.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Acushnet and Somerset 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% |
4.9% MA: 10% |
6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 11% above MA |
31 min 8% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 7.7%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12%±2.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Somerset and Acushnet 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 | #132 of 282 in MA | #118 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Freetown-Lakeville | Somerset Berkley Regional School District · Somerset | Acushnet |
| High school in town | None in town | Somerset Berkley Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.