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Freetown vs Windsor Locks vs Fall River
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freetown has the highest household income ($144k).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
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 | Windsor Locks | Fall River |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,285Lowest |
12,579 |
94,082Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±3.2 5% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Highest 6% above U.S. |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Windsor Locks 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±1.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Freetown and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor Locks 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Fall River 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 78% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13k about the U.S. average |
$56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $518,200±$30kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$395,500±$11k 19% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,891±$363Highest 34% above U.S. |
$1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
$1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Freetown and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,188Highest 66% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,953 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.2%±12.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.5%±3.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 7.7%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #161 of 282 in MA | #109 of 149 in CT | #262 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Freetown-Lakeville | Windsor Locks School District | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | B M C Durfee High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
11.3Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.