Swansea
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Outdoors in Swansea
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About Swansea
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesSwansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts, United States. It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River, just west of Fall River, 47 miles (76 km) south of Boston, and 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 17,144 at the 2020 census. The villages of Hortonville, Barneyville and Ocean Grove are located in the town. Swansea is a part of the South Coast region of Massachusetts which encompasses the cities and towns that surround Buzzards Bay (excluding the Elizabeth Islands, Bourne and Falmouth), Mount Hope Bay and the Sakonnet River.
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How Swansea ranks
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Housing in Swansea
The typical Swansea home is worth about $522,000, up 3.5% in a year, 21% below the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Swansea
Safety Grade B
Swansea reports less crime per resident than 64% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Swansea sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Swansea
All Swansea schools →School Grade B
The public schools Swansea’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% 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 Swansea is
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