Freetown
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About Freetown
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesFreetown is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,206 at the 2020 census. Freetown is one of the oldest communities in the United States, having been settled by the Pilgrims and their descendants in the latter half of the 17th century. The town once included the city of Fall River (1659–1803), and a portion of Acushnet (1659–1815). The town celebrated its tricentennial in 1983. Freetown is currently divided into two villages, which historically developed almost entirely independent from one another: Assonet and East Freetown. Freetown lies on an old 18th century road and along old Indian trails from Freetown to Boston. Freetown is home to the Freetown-…
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How Freetown ranks
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Housing in Freetown
The typical Freetown home is worth about $594,000, up 4.7% in a year, 10% below the Massachusetts typical home.
Only 4 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Freetown
Safety Grade B-
Freetown reports less crime per resident than 54% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Freetown sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Freetown
All Freetown schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Freetown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 66% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Freetown is
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