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Freetown vs Webster vs Whitman
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).
Webster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Whitman has the most people working from home (10.8%).
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 | Webster | Whitman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,285Lowest |
17,748Highest |
15,295 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±3.2Highest about the MA average |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
40.4±1.8 about the MA average |
| Freetown and Whitman 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% |
19.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Webster 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
31.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and Whitman 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 |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
$108,933±$14k 5% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $518,200±$30kHighest 8% below MA |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$472,700±$12k 16% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,891±$363Highest 7% above MA |
$1,228±$81Lowest 30% below MA |
$1,771±$151 about the MA average |
| Freetown and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,188 13% below MA |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$5,824Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.2%±12.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7 MA: 51.8% |
61.9%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Whitman and Webster 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% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
7.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 11% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.7%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
10.8%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Whitman and Webster 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #191 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Freetown-Lakeville | Webster | Whitman-Hanson |
| High school in town | None in town | Bartlett 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.